Studio:
Warner Brothers.
Production Company:
Baltimore Spring Creek Productions.
Project Phase: In Development.
Who's In It:
Unknown.
Who's Making It:
Wolfang Petersen (Director); William B. Wittliff (Screenwriter); Paula Weinstein, Wolfang
Petersen, Gail Katz (Producers); Barry Levinson (Executive Producer); based
on a book by Sebastian Junger.
Premise: The true story of the fishing boat Andrea Gail, whose entire crew perished in one of the century's worst storms that spawned waves reaching 100 feet high. It is said to be as much about the surviving families and rescue crews as about the fishermen.
Release Date: Unknown.
Comments: The director of Air Force One goes back to his Das Boot water roots.
Rumors: Unknown.
Scoop Feedback:
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November 17, 1998... Petersen's latest project should commence shooting by next spring. The film is said to have two or three roles for big stars, and features numerous other distinctive characters. [Scoop provided by 'Deadpool', taken from The Daily Variety.]