You may watch below a series of clips of Invictus, the upcoming movie directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman:

Invictus Preview Clip

Invictus – We need inspiration
Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) tells Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) about his experience in the Olympics.

Invictus – Chester!
Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) and the team go to a black ghetto to teach rugby.

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The promotion of Invictus is kicking into high gear: TV spots have started to air for the latest movie directed by Clint Eastwood. Here the first two TV clips of Invictus:

Invictus TV Spot

Invictus – President Nelson Mandela takes office in Pretoria.

Invictus – He wants us to win the world cup.
Plot:
“After the fall of apartheid, South Africa was host to the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Mandela was in his first term as South African president, and he used the event as a way to end decades of mistrust and hatred between whites and blacks.”

The movie Invictus is starring Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the captain of South Africa’s rugby team and Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, the then newly elected President of South Africa. A quite well selected cast:

Nelson Mandela – Morgan Freeman

Francois Pienaar – Matt Damon

There is a striking resemblance!

The movie Invictus will be released this December.
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Clint Eastwood has been working on Invictus, an upcoming movie starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Its’ a feature film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Here’s the official Invictus movie trailer:

Invictus Trailer

Plot:
“Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team (Damon) to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.”

Cast:
– Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the captain of South Africa`s rugby team
– Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela, the then newly elected President of South Africa
– Zak Feaunati as Jonah Lomu
– Grant L. Roberts as Ruben Kruger

Inspiring seems to be the right word to describe this new movie directed by Clint Eastwood. But I’m not sure it will be as strong as Gran Torino… Anyway, the movie Invictus is definitely on my must-watch list!
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Invictus is the latest movie directed by Clint Eastwood. It’s a biopic movie focusing on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. The film is starring Morgan freeman and Matt Damon. It will hit theaters on December 11, 2009. Here’s the official poster of Invictus:

Invictus Movie Poster

(Click on the poster to enlarge it.)

INVICTUS

His people needed a leader
he gave them a champion

Plot:
“A look at Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) from the fall of apartheid. The story is about Mandela’s release from prison, his election as President of South Africa and his attempts to use the 1995 Rugby World Cup as a vehicle to bring his people together, after the fall of apartheid. Led by their captain Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), the South African team wins the tournament, upsetting the favourites New Zealand 15–12 in the final.”

With Clint Eastwood helming the project and Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon as the main actors, one can but get interested in the movie Invictus!
:)

Clint Eastwood is directing the movie Invictus, a feature film based on Nelson Mandela’s life during the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. The screenplay was penned by native South African writer Anthony Peckham, based upon the book Playing the Enemy written by John Carlin. The movie Invictus is starring Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela who was President of South Africa at the time, and Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar, the South African team captain. The film will open in theaters on December 11, 2009.

Invictus Movie Trailer

Update: the trailer of Invictus is now available!

INVICTUS

Here below a first look at Morgan freeman as President Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as Rugby man Francois Pienaar:

(Click on a picture to enlarge it.)

Plot:
“Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team (Damon) to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa’s underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.”

Nelson Mandela – Morgan Freeman

Francois Pienaar – Matt Damon

Nelson Mandela is for sure a great man that deserves much respect. But I doubt I would be interested in watching his biopic if it wasn’t directed by Clint Eastwood. I usually find hard to watch biopic of people who are still alive: I’d feel like watching some TV report… But with a directorial talent like Clint Eastwood helming the project and with actors like Morgan Freeman and Matt Demon I can but give a try to the movie Invictus.
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Invictus
Genre: Biography/Drama
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon
Release Date: December 19, 2009

More Information at: Invictus Trailer

http://invictus.movie-trailer.com/