Military veteran and filmmaker Robert Edwards (King's Gambit, Blackwater) will write the screenplay for an adaptation of Joel Dobson's The Goldsboro Broken Arrow, about the crash in 1961 in North Carolina of a B-52 carrying nuclear weapons. Deadline reported that Stan Spry and Eric Woods of production company the Cartel are teaming with David Permut (Hacksaw Ridge, Face/Off) to acquire the film rights.
"It's scary to think that the incident that happened in Goldsboro so many years ago could still very well happen today," said Permut. "It was only until very recently that the truth about this event was uncovered, leaving me to wonder how many other secrets the government is still keeping from us, today."
Spry added: "We're thrilled to partner with David who has a knack for finding inspirational, compelling stories and bringing them to life on screen. Robert is a creative and talented writer and having him attached to the project will bring authenticity through his real-life military experience."
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Cosmo Jarvis (Lady Macbeth), Suki Waterhouse (The Divergent Series: Insurgent), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) and Nikki Amuka-Bird (NW) are among those joining Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding in Netflix and MRC's adaptation of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion, Deadline reported. The cast also includes Ben Bailey Smith, Izuka Hoyle, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Nia Towle.
Carrie Cracknell, who directed Sea Wall/A Life on Broadway, will make her feature directorial debut withthe project. The adaptation comes from Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow. A separate production of Persuasion, starring Sarah Snook (Succession), is currently in the works at Searchlight Pictures.