Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman are absolutely incredible on their own but when they come together, they are a force to reckon with. The two have worked together in Unforgiven (1992), Million Dollar Baby (2004), and Invictus (2009). While Clint Eastwood has both directed and starred in the first two films, he only served as the director of Invictus.
Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby (2004) | Warner Bros. Pictures
A sports biography, Invictus follows the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and how President Nelson Mandela decided to unite his people through it. Morgan Freeman played the role of the President and Matt Damon played Francois Pienaar, the captain of the South African rugby team, Springboks. Years after the film’s release, Morgan Freeman revealed that he had to beg Clint Eastwood to direct the film.
Morgan Freeman Had to Beg Clint Eastwood for Invictus Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman in Invictus (2009) | Warner Bros.
Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman in Million Dollar Baby (2004) | Warner Bros. Pictures
A sports biography, Invictus follows the story of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and how President Nelson Mandela decided to unite his people through it. Morgan Freeman played the role of the President and Matt Damon played Francois Pienaar, the captain of the South African rugby team, Springboks. Years after the film’s release, Morgan Freeman revealed that he had to beg Clint Eastwood to direct the film.
Morgan Freeman Had to Beg Clint Eastwood for Invictus Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman in Invictus (2009) | Warner Bros.
- 5/25/2024
- by Mishkaat Khan
- FandomWire
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- 10/28/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The 2009 biographical drama Invictus was one of the year’s most popular flicks. With a star-studded cast, heartfelt emotional moments, and lots of careful attention to detail, Invictus told a true story and did it well — earning lots of acclaim for star Morgan Freeman. Partially based on a 2008 book, Invictus featured several real-life events, including one that, while ultimately very inspiring, terrified Nelson Mandela’s security team when it occurred.
Morgan Freeman played Nelson Mandela in ‘Invictus’ Morgan Freeman at a photocall for ‘Invictus’ | Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images
Invictus is based on the 2008 book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, written by John Carlin. According to IMDb, it tells the story of South African President Nelson Mandela, who, during his first term in office, decides to try to unite a land still reeling from apartheid by enlisting the national rugby team to try...
Morgan Freeman played Nelson Mandela in ‘Invictus’ Morgan Freeman at a photocall for ‘Invictus’ | Foto24/Gallo Images/Getty Images
Invictus is based on the 2008 book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, written by John Carlin. According to IMDb, it tells the story of South African President Nelson Mandela, who, during his first term in office, decides to try to unite a land still reeling from apartheid by enlisting the national rugby team to try...
- 1/29/2023
- by Christina Nunn
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Red Bull Studios (Rbs), one of the producers behind the electrifying documentary “The Real Mo Farah,” have set their next project, titled “The Moment: How Sports Changed the World,” Variety can exclusively reveal.
Directed by Tom Jennings of 1895 Films, “The Moment” is a feature doc that explores the lasting repercussions of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was controversially held in South Africa at the tail end of apartheid. At the time, the South African national team (nicknamed the Springboks) had only one Black player – Chester Williams – but ended up winning the tournament in a moment that united the country (pictured above is Mandela congratulating Springbok captain François Pienaar following their win).
“The well-known story is that Nelson Mandela really took a risk with [hosting the Rugby World Cup in 1995] because the Springboks were seen as symbolic of apartheid and they were loathed in South Africa outside of the white nationals,” Red Bull Studios’ global head, Bernadette McDaid,...
Directed by Tom Jennings of 1895 Films, “The Moment” is a feature doc that explores the lasting repercussions of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was controversially held in South Africa at the tail end of apartheid. At the time, the South African national team (nicknamed the Springboks) had only one Black player – Chester Williams – but ended up winning the tournament in a moment that united the country (pictured above is Mandela congratulating Springbok captain François Pienaar following their win).
“The well-known story is that Nelson Mandela really took a risk with [hosting the Rugby World Cup in 1995] because the Springboks were seen as symbolic of apartheid and they were loathed in South Africa outside of the white nationals,” Red Bull Studios’ global head, Bernadette McDaid,...
- 8/11/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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