In an unusual move, Walt Disney Co.’s DreamWorks Pictures and Google Play jointly debuted the theatrical trailer for “Lincoln” Thursday. The trailer was followed by a 30-minute Hangout, which featured director Steven Spielberg and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays Robert Todd Lincoln.
The film focuses on President Abraham Lincoln’s final months in office. During those months, Lincoln concentrated on ending the Civil War, uniting the country and abolishing slavery in all the states. Daniel Day-Lewis plays the 16th president in the film, which also stars Sally Field, James Spader, Hal Holbrook and Tommy Lee Jones.
Tony Kushner penned the “Lincoln” screenplay which was based on the book, “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin. It is due in theaters Nov. 9, 2012.