He's set for the novel adaptation
In development for at least a couple of years at Film4, the adaptation of Ben Fountain’s novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk has won not only additional support from TriStar but it now has a director. Ang Lee has made a deal to use the film as his follow-up to Life Of Pi.
Adapted by Slumdog Millionaire writer Simon Beaufoy, the book’s story follows the titular 19-year-old soldier, who along with his squad survived a tough battle in Iraq that made headlines and turned the troops into instant celebrities.
Shipped home for a promotional tour by the army, they’re scheduled to return to combat after the end of the trip at a halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day American football game in Texas. As the game progresses, we also see flashbacks of what Billy and his platoon endured in the heat of battle. The novel received rave reviews and is described as alternately heart breaking and hilarious and sounds like something Lee can get his teeth into.
The director is still developing his planned 3D boxing film set around the Thrilla In Manila fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, but budget issues surrounding the VFX and style of the film are causing delays, so this is a way for Lee to make something while he sorts that movie out.
from Empire News
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