The hair might be a little too voluminous, but Al Pacino nailed just about every other aspect of Joe Paterno’s look in the first released photo from HBO’s upcoming film chronicling the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State.
First Look Photo of Al Pacino as Joe Paterno in Barry Levinson’s HBO Biopic https://t.co/JACo1gx82k
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There’s some subtle differences — the nose stands out if you look closely, and the former Penn State football coach’s hair seems to lie flatter in most recent pictures — but the skin and the eyes are spot on.