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To: LindyBill who wrote (91163)12/17/2004 7:40:24 PM
From: LindyBill  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793750
 
Finally, a Iraqi war movie! Bing West is a neocon. With Harrison Ford it should be pro America. Not because of his personal beliefs, but because the producers know that is where the money is.

Harrison Ford signs for Iraq war film

Staff and agencies
Thursday December 16, 2004

Harrison Ford is to star in what will be Hollywood's first feature about the current Iraq war.

Producers Michael Shamberg and Stacey Sher have bought the option for No True Glory: The Battle for Fallujah, a non-fiction written by Slate reporter Bing West.

The book is due to be published in May and tells the story of an assault on Iraqi insurgents in Falluja, from the perspective of US marines.

Variety reports that Ford is already attached to play General Jim Mattis, in charge of the attack. Shamberg and Sher's production company Double Feature has already been working with Ford on the medical drama For His Sick Kid, based on the novel by Geeta Anand.

It is probable that the film will strike a different tone to the only major feature about the US's previous war in Iraq, 1999's Three Kings, which told the story of a group of cynical, self-serving US soldiers. West's coverage of the war has tended to side with US troops.