After years of speculation, Al Pacino is finally set to star as late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an HBO movie about the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal, according to a report Monday afternoon by The Hollywood Reporter.
The project does not yet have a title, but it will be directed and executive produced by Barry Levinson.
According to reports, the script will be written by Debora Cahn (Grey’s Anatomy), John C. Richards (Nurse Betty) and David McKenna (American History X). The movie will be produced by HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television.