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Al Pacino set to star as Joe Paterno in HBO movie, per report

Al Pacino is reportedly in line to star as former Penn State coach Joe Paterno, whose story is being made into a movie for HBO, according to a report

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Academy Award winner Barry Levinson will be the executive producer and director for a movie about Penn State's legendary football coach who fell from grace when he became embroiled in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.

The film does not yet have a title, according to the trade publication.