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Al Pacino attends the Dublin film festival's showing of "Wilde Salome"

Al Pacino attends the Dublin film festival's showing of "Wilde Salome" at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo)

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Report: Al Pacino cast as Joe Paterno

Updated: Monday, 10 Sep 2012, 10:11 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 10 Sep 2012, 10:11 AM EDT

(CNN) - Al Pacino will reportedly portray legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming movie.

The Hall of Fame college coach died in January, surrounded by scandal.

According to Deadline.com , the New York Times bestselling book "Paterno" is going to be turned into a movie.

The flick will depict Paterno's life and his highly-publicized fall from grace.

Pacino has played a football coach before-- when he starred in the 1999 Oliver Stone film "Any Given Sunday."

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