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Stars line up for Redford's Lincoln movie

Robert Redford, President and Founder of the Sundance Institute, takes questions during the opening day press conference for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 15, 2009. The festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey)
Robert Redford, President and Founder of the Sundance Institute, takes questions during the opening day press conference for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 15, 2009. The festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary. (UPI Photo/Gary C. Caskey) | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor-director Robert Redford has cast Tom Wilkinson, Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Kline and Alexis Bledel in his film "The Conspirator."

Variety reported the casting news for Redford's picture about the only woman charged in the conspiracy to assassinate U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.

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James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn previously signed up for roles in the big-screen drama, which began shooting began Monday in Savannah, Ga., the entertainment industry trade newspaper said.

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