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Freeman will play Nelson Mandela alongside Matt Damon in The Human Factor, which will be directed by Clint Eastwood, 78.
According to the New York Daily News, producers are especially concerned about the health of 71-year-old Freeman due to his serious car accident last year.
"There's a huge budget for the film at stake," a source said. "These guys are getting up there in age. Sure, they had physicals before leaving; everyone has to. But [the private doctor] was just an agreed upon decision on all sides of the table."
The passenger travelling with Freeman when his car left the road in Mississippi last August recently revealed that she is suing the actor for negligence.
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