Al Pacino attends the Dublin film festival's showing of "Wilde Salome" at the Savoy Cinema, Dublin, Ireland, Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo)

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Report: Al Pacino cast as Joe Paterno

Updated: Monday, 10 Sep 2012, 10:11 AM EDT
Published : Monday, 10 Sep 2012, 10:11 AM EDT

(CNN) - Al Pacino will reportedly portray legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in an upcoming movie.

The Hall of Fame college coach died in January, surrounded by scandal.

According to Deadline.com , the New York Times bestselling book "Paterno" is going to be turned into a movie.

The flick will depict Paterno's life and his highly-publicized fall from grace.

Pacino has played a football coach before-- when he starred in the 1999 Oliver Stone film "Any Given Sunday."