Robert De Niro to Star In Lee Daniels' Next Film, 'Selma'

Nikki Finke's Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Robert De Niro is set to star in Lee Daniels' next film, 'Selma.' The two-time Oscar winnner ('Godfather II,' 'Raging Bull') will play Alabama Gov. George Wallace in the civil rights film. Wallace was the controversial political figure who refused to back down while the rest of the country started to dissolve segregation, leading to three famous marches, led by Martin Luther King, Jr., between Selma and Montgomery, Ala., to protest Wallace's unwillingness to give blacks their rights. "It's a moment in time in Martin Luther King and LBJ's [life] around the signing of the civil rights [legislation]," Daniels told Comingsoon.net's Ed Douglas in October. "It's a snapshot of the march. It's really Lyndon Johnson's story. Martin Luther King is a part of it, but it's really the arc of a man that starts out as a racist who is forced to look at himself in the mirror and then ultimately side with King. It's really a journey of a white cat and how he sneers at tradition." Daniels' current film, 'Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire,' was nominated for several Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild awards. It received a Guild nomination and wins for actress Mo'Nique. Daniels is nominated for a DGA award.

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