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Shakespeare Veteran Al Pacino to Play King Lear on the Big Screen by Andy Lefkowitz

Al Pacino has signed on to play the greatest role ever written in new screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's King Lear, according to The Guardian. Oscar nominee Michael Radford will direct the major motion picture, with Pacino in the title role, set to begin filming in 2019. Pacino is a two-time Tony winner, two-time Emmy winner and Academy Award winner whose Broadway Shakespeare credits include a Tony-…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 12:32PM on November 26, 2018

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