From what I’ve read about production it seems like the filmmakers had trouble deciding what part of Lincoln’s life/term to focus on, like apparently one of the script’s drafts focused on his entire term/Presidency, and another actually focused on Douglass’ and Lincoln’s relationship, which would have been interesting and refreshing to watch. Maybe the filmmakers thought that if they had Douglass make a random cameo but not have a significant role in the film otherwise, he would have felt wasted and the audience would have been reminded of what could have been? Hmm… Now I want a Lincoln-Douglass movie. Or, you know, just a Douglass movie.
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