Credit: Courtesy of David Permut/Variety
David Permut, the producer of Mel Gibson’s incredible World War II film, Hacksaw Ridge, is developing another war movie. This one will tell the true story of Levi Shirley, an American fighter who died in Syria while battling Isis.
The film will be based on a Los Angeles Times article by David Kelly titled, “The Marines Wouldn’t Take Him, So Levi Shirley Went to War on His Own”. Permut optioned the rights to the article along with the life rights from Levi’s mother Susan Shirley. You can read the article here.
Shirley, who grew up in Denver, “had been desperate to be a U.S. Marine, but an irreversible eye problem prevented him from enlisting. With no formal training, he joined the Ypg, a Kurdish militia seeking volunteers to help them fight Isis. He arranged to be smuggled into Syria to fight...
David Permut, the producer of Mel Gibson’s incredible World War II film, Hacksaw Ridge, is developing another war movie. This one will tell the true story of Levi Shirley, an American fighter who died in Syria while battling Isis.
The film will be based on a Los Angeles Times article by David Kelly titled, “The Marines Wouldn’t Take Him, So Levi Shirley Went to War on His Own”. Permut optioned the rights to the article along with the life rights from Levi’s mother Susan Shirley. You can read the article here.
Shirley, who grew up in Denver, “had been desperate to be a U.S. Marine, but an irreversible eye problem prevented him from enlisting. With no formal training, he joined the Ypg, a Kurdish militia seeking volunteers to help them fight Isis. He arranged to be smuggled into Syria to fight...
- 10/23/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
David Permut, the Oscar-nominated producer of “Hacksaw Ridge” is going back to war with a new story about Levi Shirley, an American who died in Syria while fighting against Isis.
Permut has optioned the film rights to David Kelly’s Los Angeles Times article, “The Marines Wouldn’t Take Him, So Levi Shirley Went to War on His Own” along with the life rights of Susan Shirley, mother of Levi Shirley. Permut optioned the rights to the article along with Michael A. Alfieri’s Miantri Films and Sterling Macer, Jr.’s, Clandestine Entertainment who will also produce.
As a young man in Denver, Shirley had been desperate to be a U.S. Marine, but an irreversible eye problem prevented him from enlisting. With no formal training, he joined the Ypg, a Kurdish militia seeking volunteers to help them fight Isis. He arranged to be smuggled into Syria to fight alongside the...
Permut has optioned the film rights to David Kelly’s Los Angeles Times article, “The Marines Wouldn’t Take Him, So Levi Shirley Went to War on His Own” along with the life rights of Susan Shirley, mother of Levi Shirley. Permut optioned the rights to the article along with Michael A. Alfieri’s Miantri Films and Sterling Macer, Jr.’s, Clandestine Entertainment who will also produce.
As a young man in Denver, Shirley had been desperate to be a U.S. Marine, but an irreversible eye problem prevented him from enlisting. With no formal training, he joined the Ypg, a Kurdish militia seeking volunteers to help them fight Isis. He arranged to be smuggled into Syria to fight alongside the...
- 10/22/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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