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Report: Pacino to play Paterno in film

Al Pacino as Joe Paterno? It could happen.

Hollywood is preparing a movie about the Penn State scandal, and Pacino is slated to play the role of the disgraced coaching legend, according to Deadline.com.

The movie is reportedly based on Joe Posnanski's biography Paterno, which is now atop The New York Times Bestseller List. Deadline.com didn't say whether the film would be for theatrical release or be made for television.