That’s the first trailer for Lincoln, or as I’m calling it, Lincoln 2: Historic Boogaloo. It still might be good, even if this time he doesn’t chop up any vamps.
And contra Allahpundit, that’s not Daniel Day-Lewis’s voice. That’s his fellow Brit Daniel Oyelowo (MI-5), playing a character named “Ira Clark.” That’s him walking away at the 15-second mark. You’re probably not supposed to ask why Lincoln doesn’t get to speak for himself, so shut up.
Liam Neeson was originally going to play Lincoln, but he balked when he found out that in our 16th President’s entire life, he never killed a single Albanian sex-trafficker. What’s up with that, Abe?
Personally, I can’t wait to see this one: