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Doug Liman going to 'Attica'
By Adnan Tezer Feb 17, 2010, 17:53 GMT
Doug Liman ("Mr. and Mrs. Smith") will direct the independent film "Attica."
According to Variety, the screenplay is being written by Academy Award nominee Geoffrey Fletcher ("Precious").
The film will chronicle the 1971 Attica state prison rebellion, the bloodiest prison riot in U.S. history. When the four-day standoff ended, 32 inmates and 10 hostages were killed, 39 of them in an assault by state police officers.
Liman will bring a unique insight to the project. His father, Arthur Liman, was chief counsel to the New York State Special Commission on Attica Prison and co-authored the commission's report criticizing then-Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and prison authorities for their roles in the riot.
Liman and David Bartis are producing through their Hypnotic production company along with Elliot Abbott and Avram Ludwig.
Liman recently directed "Fair Game," starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts.
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