Matt Damon will play rugby star
Francois Pienaar, joining
Morgan Freeman, in
Clint Eastwood‘s new movie ”
Human Factor.”
The film is based on a book by
John Carlin about post-apartheid South Africa.
Francois Pienaar who created, with
Nelson Mandela, an event that gave whites and blacks in South Africa a common cause to rally around as the country was trying to heal from the wounds of apartheid.
They formed a strong relationship when South Africa hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1995.
”Human Factor” will begin shooting in South Africa in early 2009.
