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Filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Point Break”) is reportedly considering directing “Unarmed,” a story set at an Armed Forces medical center and penned by Oscar winner Eric Roth and Denis Johnson reports World of Reel.
The project follows Amos Searl, a civilian psychiatrist and double amputee starting his career at a military medical facility that treats veterans recovering from severe injuries sustained in recent conflicts. Searl aims to help young service members navigate their return to civilian life.
Roth originally envisioned the project as a film before scheduling conflicts led him to sell it to HBO back in 2015. At Roth’s recommendation, Johnson penned five “spectacular scripts” based on the work to turn it into a limited series.
However the project got stuck in development hell and over a decade on is still there at last report. Now, during an interview on Rick Rubin’s Tetragrammaton podcast early in March, Roth confirms he is finalle ‘very close’ to getting the project made.
He reportedly adds that Bigelow “might do it” but it’s not clear if this will be a film or TV series incarnation at this point. Roth also confirms he’s currently writing the script for Denis Villeneuve’s planned adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s “Rendezvous With Rama”.
Bigelow most recently directed last year’s “A House of Dynamite”.
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