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"Al Pacino has signed to portray music producer Phil Spector in a forthcoming HBO biopic.  The film will reportedly focus on Spector&amp;#039;s musical innovations like his &amp;#039;Wall Of Sound&amp;#039; production style as well as his 2009 conviction on murder charges, according to The New York Times. Acclaimed playwright David Mamet has signed to write the screenplay, while Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson has been named as the project&amp;#039;s executive producer. John L. Burnham of International Creative Management, which represents Levinson, Mamet and Pacino, remarked that the Godfather star was drawn to both Spector&amp;#039;s life story and the team behind the planned film. &amp;quot;He just saw a very interesting character to play, and he likes the sensibility of David and Barry,&amp;quot; the agent said.  Pacino recently won a Primetime Emmy award for &amp;#039;Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie&amp;#039; for his role in You Don&amp;#039;t Know Jack. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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