Official Poster for Clint Eastwood’s Invictus

Acclaimed actor and director Clint Eastwood has returned to the director’s chair after last years smash hit Gran Torino. Eastwood’s new film is titled Invictus and stars Morgan Freeman as former South African president Nelson Mandela. The story follows Mandella after the end of apartheid and his attempt to bring the Rugby World Cup to S. Africa. The movie also stars Matt Damon as rugby play Francois Pienaar. Eastwood has directed many wonderful films and hopefully this is yet another one to ad to that list of films like Unforgiven, Mystic River, and Million Dollar Baby. The first trailer has yet to arrive so until then enjoy this poster after the jump.

A look at life for Nelson Mandela after the fall of apartheid in South Africa during his first term as president when campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup event as an opportunity to unite his countrymen.

Invictus opens in theaters on December 11th, 2009. Stay tuned for the trailer which we hope to see soon.