Back in 2007, THR made the very same announcement -- except instead of Field joining Daniel Day-Lewis, she was set to co-star opposite Liam Neeson:
Sally Field, who raised the flag on behalf of wartime mothers in her bleeped-out Emmy acceptance speech, could just be warming up.
The recent best actress Emmy winner (ABC's "Brothers & Sisters) is attached to play Mary Todd Lincoln in Steven Spielberg's long-gestating biopic "Lincoln." The troubled Mrs. Lincoln bore the president four sons, only two of which survived into adulthood.
So yeah, years after she was originally cast in Spielberg's "long-gestating biopic," Field is still miraculously attached to Spielberg's now extraordinarily long-gestating biopic. (Maybe original co-star Neeson was a deal-breaker until an equally satisfying actor was found to fill Lincoln's beard?) Anyways. Congratulations! Again!
· Sally Field Joins Steven Spielberg's Abraham Lincoln Film [Deadline]