Al Pacino to play Phil Spector in new biopic

Godfather star apparently saw 'a very interesting character' in music producer currently serving life sentence for murderAl Pacino will reportedly take on the role of Phil Spector in a film about the music producer's life. According to the New York Times, HBO Films plans to capture Spector's life in an as yet untitled movie, with Rain Man director Barry Levinson and writer David Mamet at the helm.Spector was behind some of the biggest pop songs of the 1960s, notably the Ronettes' Be My Baby and ...

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Al Pacino to play Phil Spector in new biopic

Guardian Music — Godfather star apparently saw 'a very interesting character' in music producer currently serving life sentence for murderAl Pacino will reportedly take on the role of Phi... more info