Irwin Winkler
In a press release Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) announced it has acquired all rights, including theatrical, home video and television, to the Irwin Winkler-directed Home of The Brave from Nu Image/Millennium Films, which will be produced in association with Emmett/Furla Films. The film stars Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel and rapper 50 Cent as U.S. troops adjusting to life back home after enduring the physical and emotional toll of war in Iraq.
Written by Mark Friedman and based on a story by Mark Friedman and Irwin Winkler, Home of the Brave is a compelling and gripping film about the struggles of adjusting to civilian life for these war-torn veterans and is expected to draw comparisons to films such as the Academy Award® winning The Best Years of Our Lives as well as the acclaimed movies Coming Home and The Deer Hunter. Rob Cowan, Irwin Winkler, George Furla and Avi Lerner will serve as producers of the movie.
Winkler added: "Home of the Brave is an important movie and it will be the one of the first to address the anguish and struggle that many of our veterans in Iraq are now facing when they return home to their families and friends. It's a topical movie since it will speak to the many physical and emotional challenges these veterans are forced to confront. I have had a long and successful association with MGM and look forward to continuing it with the new MGM management team."
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