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<\/p>\nJuly 20, 2017 – Millennium Films announced today that Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs, Nothing but the Truth<\/i>) has been tapped to direct Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson\u2019s (The Fighter<\/i>) adaption of Jake Tapper\u2019s\u00a0The Outpost: An Untold Story Of American Valor<\/u>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b>Paul Merryman developed the script, which Tamasy and Johnson co-wrote, and will produce alongside Tamasy and Marc Frydman under their Battle Plan Productions banner. Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger, Les Weldon, and Matt O\u2019Toole are also producing for Millennium Films, with John Thompson, Avi Lerner, Trevor Short, and Yariv Lerner executive producing.<\/p>\n
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Based on CNN news correspondent Jake Tapper’s bestselling book,\u00a0The Outpost<\/i>\u00a0tells the epic true story of the 50 soldiers who battled a force of over 400 Taliban in Northeastern Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Originally built to engage the locals in community development projects and help the spread of democracy, Outpost Keating faced a constant threat of being attacked by the Taliban, putting the U.S. army soldiers stationed there at unbelievable risk. When the brass finally decided to close the base, the Taliban found out and decided to make a statement.<\/p>\n
CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper\u00a0said, \u201cHaving a director who graduated from West Point and served in the Army, as Rod Lurie did, provides rare opportunity for the men and women of Combat Outpost Keating to have their story told the way they deserve. I\u2019m excited about this project, and hope we soon see a spectacular, compelling and moving tribute to these incredible American heroes in a theater near you. They deserve the best, and I\u2019m confident that Rod and screenwriters Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy will make that happen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rod Lurie added, \u201cThe Battle of Kamdesh was the Thermopylae of our time, but with the heroes actually winning the devastating event. Two Soldiers earned the Medal of Honor for this one – which is more or less unheard of. You can bet that as a former American soldier myself, I’m fully invested in this film – which I kind of feel is more a destination for me than a job.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt is an incredible honor to be a part of the team bringing\u00a0The Outpost<\/i>\u00a0to the big screen,\u201d says writers Eric Johnson & Paul Tamasy. \u201cJake\u2019s book is an amazing work of journalism that tells not only the story of an important piece of our history in Afghanistan that is both tragic and triumphant, but also shows us the true meaning of the words \u201cuncommon valor.\u201d The extraordinary courage of the men who defended Outpost Keating is a lesson and an inspiration to us all, and it is on us to do them justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jeffrey Greenstein, Jonathan Yunger and Lonnie Ramati negotiated the deal on behalf of Millennium Films, with Joel VanderKloot on behalf of Jake Tapper, George Davis on behalf of Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson, and Peter Nelson on behalf of Paul Merryman, Marc Frydman and director Rod Lurie, all out of Nelson Davis LLP.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a project we\u2019re extremely passionate about and have been actively pursuing for over three years now,\u201d said Millennium Film\u2019s Jeffrey Greenstein and Jonathan Yunger. \u201cWe\u2019re excited to finally bring this film to life and pay homage to our service men and women, who put their lives on the line every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Millennium Films is one of the longest-running independent film companies in the industry, with 20 years and more than 300 movies to its credit. \u00a0It is best known for\u00a0The Expendables<\/i>\u00a0series (more than half a billion dollars in worldwide box office) and the recent hits\u00a0Olympus Has Fallen<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0London Has Fallen<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Lurie directed the critically acclaimed\u00a0Straw Dogs<\/i>, starring James Marsden and Kate Bosworth and Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd, for Screen Gems. He is currently in pre-production on TNT\u2019s upcoming action adventure series \u201cMonsters of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson most recently wrote Churchill’s\u00a0Secret Warriors<\/i>\u00a0for Jerry Bruckheimer and Paramount, and just completed a drama pilot script for Legendary and Lorenzo Bonaventura. Tamasy and Johnson were nominated for an Academy Award for David O\u2019Russell\u2019s\u00a0The Fighter<\/i>.<\/p>\n
Rod Lurie is represented by CAA and Peter Nelson of Nelson Davis. Eric Johnson and Paul Tamasy are represented by WME, The Gotham Group, and George Davis of Nelson Davis.\u00a0 Jake Tapper, Paul Merryman and Marc Frydman are also represented by Nelson Davis.<\/p>\n
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July 20, 2017 – Millennium Films announced today that Rod Lurie (Straw Dogs, Nothing but the Truth) has been tapped to direct Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson\u2019s (The Fighter) adaption of Jake Tapper\u2019s\u00a0The Outpost: An Untold Story Of American Valor.\u00a0\u00a0Paul Merryman developed the script, which Tamasy and Johnson co-wrote, and will produce alongside Tamasy and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[6044,6046,6045,6043],"class_list":["post-20300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-jake-tapper","tag-millenium-films","tag-rod-lurie","tag-the-outpost"],"yoast_head":"\n