Status: Development As of January 9, 2017
Development: Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'. Captain Phillips screenwriter Billy Ray is writing the script, based on Marie Brenner’s article in Vanity Fair.
The Ballad of Richard Jewell
TBA | Drama True Story
A security guard reports on the knapsack bomb at the 1996 summer Olympics and helps clear bystanders — only to find himself vilified and suspected of being involved in the terrorism plot.
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Ezra Edelman (In Talks)
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A security guard reports on the knapsack bomb at the 1996 summer Olympics and helps clear bystanders — only to find himself vilified and suspected of being involved in the terrorism plot.
Trivia & Production Notes
- Based on the Marie Brenner's Vanity Fair article published in February 1997. True story.
Also Known As
- Untitled Richard Jewell Biopic
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