Hollywood actor Ben Affleck will star in and direct the upcoming film Ghost Army, based on the book "The Ghost Army of World War II", written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles, as well as the documentary "Ghost Army." It's unclear when the movie will go into production as it's still in development, and Affleck is expected to rework the screenplay, reports variety.com.
The film tells the true story of a squadron of recruits from art schools, ad agencies and other creative businesses who were tasked with fooling the Nazis into thinking the Us had larger troop numbers than it actually did.?
The book follows a group of young GIs, including fashion designer Bill Blass, painter Ellsworth Kelly, artist Arthur Singer, photographer Art Kane, and others, who conduct a secret mission. Their job was to create a travelling road show of deception, armed with inflatable tanks and sound-effects records.
The film tells the true story of a squadron of recruits from art schools, ad agencies and other creative businesses who were tasked with fooling the Nazis into thinking the Us had larger troop numbers than it actually did.?
The book follows a group of young GIs, including fashion designer Bill Blass, painter Ellsworth Kelly, artist Arthur Singer, photographer Art Kane, and others, who conduct a secret mission. Their job was to create a travelling road show of deception, armed with inflatable tanks and sound-effects records.
- 4/24/2019
- GlamSham
Ben Affleck is set to direct and star in a new World War II film for Paramount Pictures called Ghost Army. The script for the film was written by True Detective‘s Nic Pizzolato, and it’s based on the book The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles. There’s also a Netflix documentary called Ghost Army that the film is based on.
I absolutely love the story behind this film! Ghost Army tells the story of “a secret force that relied on sleight of hand and illusion to trick the Nazis in 1944. A group of soldiers including future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey, landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks,...
I absolutely love the story behind this film! Ghost Army tells the story of “a secret force that relied on sleight of hand and illusion to trick the Nazis in 1944. A group of soldiers including future luminaries as Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane, and Jack Masey, landed in France to conduct a secret mission. Armed with truckloads of inflatable tanks,...
- 4/23/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ben Affleck will direct and star in Universal Pictures’ “Ghost Army,” the studio announced Tuesday.
“Ghost Army” will be based on Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’ book titled “The Ghost Army of World War II” as well as the Netflix documentary “Ghost Army.”
Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) wrote the latest script, with an earlier draft by Henry Gayden (“Shazam!”). Affleck will produce for his Pearl Street Films alongside Andrew Lazar (“American Sniper”), who will produce for his Mad Chance Productions. Pearl Street Films’ Madison Ainley will executive produce. Universal’s Evp of Production Mark Sourian will oversee the project.
Also Read: Ben Affleck's 'Triple Frontier' Was Watched by More Than 52 Million Accounts in First Month, Netflix Says
The book describes a little-known maneuver into Germany during World War II.
Affleck most recently starred in “Triple Frontier” and “Justice League,” and will be next seen in “Torrance” and “The Last Thing He Wanted.
“Ghost Army” will be based on Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’ book titled “The Ghost Army of World War II” as well as the Netflix documentary “Ghost Army.”
Nic Pizzolatto (“True Detective”) wrote the latest script, with an earlier draft by Henry Gayden (“Shazam!”). Affleck will produce for his Pearl Street Films alongside Andrew Lazar (“American Sniper”), who will produce for his Mad Chance Productions. Pearl Street Films’ Madison Ainley will executive produce. Universal’s Evp of Production Mark Sourian will oversee the project.
Also Read: Ben Affleck's 'Triple Frontier' Was Watched by More Than 52 Million Accounts in First Month, Netflix Says
The book describes a little-known maneuver into Germany during World War II.
Affleck most recently starred in “Triple Frontier” and “Justice League,” and will be next seen in “Torrance” and “The Last Thing He Wanted.
- 4/23/2019
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Ben Affleck will direct and is attached to star in Ghost Army for Universal Pictures. The film has a script by True Detective‘s Nic Pizzolato, based on the Rick Beyer & Elizabeth Sayles book The Ghost Army of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived the Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, and Other Audacious Fakery. The script also is based on the Netflix documentary Ghost Army.
Affleck will produce for his Pearl Street Films alongside Andrew Lazar and his Mad Chance Productions banner. Pearl Street Films’ Madison Ainley will be executive producer. An earlier draft of the script was written by Henry Gayden.
The drama tells the story of a secret force that relied on sleight of hand and illusion to trick the Nazis in 1944. A group of soldiers including future luminaries Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane and Jack Masey landed in France to conduct a secret mission.
Affleck will produce for his Pearl Street Films alongside Andrew Lazar and his Mad Chance Productions banner. Pearl Street Films’ Madison Ainley will be executive producer. An earlier draft of the script was written by Henry Gayden.
The drama tells the story of a secret force that relied on sleight of hand and illusion to trick the Nazis in 1944. A group of soldiers including future luminaries Bill Blass, Ellsworth Kelly, Arthur Singer, Victor Dowd, Art Kane and Jack Masey landed in France to conduct a secret mission.
- 4/23/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Ben Affleck is putting on his flak jacket to tackle true World War II tale, Ghost Army.
Affleck will direct and star in the Universal Pictures project that is based on the book The Ghost Army of World War II, written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the latest version of the script, working from an earlier draft by Shazam! scribe Henry Gayden.
Ghost Army tells of a squadron of American soldiers who were picked for their creativity and ingenuity and then fashioned into the ultimate smoke-and-mirrors trick. The soldiers used blow-up tanks, fake radio transmissions ...
Affleck will direct and star in the Universal Pictures project that is based on the book The Ghost Army of World War II, written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the latest version of the script, working from an earlier draft by Shazam! scribe Henry Gayden.
Ghost Army tells of a squadron of American soldiers who were picked for their creativity and ingenuity and then fashioned into the ultimate smoke-and-mirrors trick. The soldiers used blow-up tanks, fake radio transmissions ...
- 4/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Affleck is putting on his flak jacket to tackle the true World War II tale Ghost Army.
Affleck will direct and star in the Universal Pictures project that is based on the book The Ghost Army of World War II, written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the latest version of the script, working from an earlier draft by Shazam! scribe Henry Gayden.
Ghost Army tells of a squadron of American soldiers who were picked for their creativity and ingenuity and then fashioned into the ultimate smoke-and-mirrors trick. The soldiers used blow-up tanks, fake radio ...
Affleck will direct and star in the Universal Pictures project that is based on the book The Ghost Army of World War II, written by Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles.
True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto wrote the latest version of the script, working from an earlier draft by Shazam! scribe Henry Gayden.
Ghost Army tells of a squadron of American soldiers who were picked for their creativity and ingenuity and then fashioned into the ultimate smoke-and-mirrors trick. The soldiers used blow-up tanks, fake radio ...
- 4/23/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This article originally appeared on Real Simple.
What do you get for the father who has everything? He already has every power tool on the market, season tickets to see his favorite teams, and enough cool techy toys to last him a lifetime. Although he might not fancy himself a big reader, there’s nothing more thoughtful, or personal, than a book picked just for him.
The great thing about giving books as gifts is that even the father who thinks he’s learned it all can still explore a new world, learn more about his favorite hobby, or be...
What do you get for the father who has everything? He already has every power tool on the market, season tickets to see his favorite teams, and enough cool techy toys to last him a lifetime. Although he might not fancy himself a big reader, there’s nothing more thoughtful, or personal, than a book picked just for him.
The great thing about giving books as gifts is that even the father who thinks he’s learned it all can still explore a new world, learn more about his favorite hobby, or be...
- 6/15/2017
- by Real Simple Staff
- PEOPLE.com
In war, it's not just about outnumbering your enemy, but also out-thinking them. In the latter category, one perfect example is the story of the "Ghost Army" tactic that the United States used while fighting against Nazi forces during World War II. It's a very interesting plot, and one that will now be turned into a movie that has Bradley Cooper on-board to produce. Deadline has the news about this project, saying that the project will be based on a mix of Rick Beyer's 2013 documentary Ghost Army and Elizabeth Sayles book "The Ghost Army Of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived The Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, And Other Audacious Fakery." Earth To Echo screenwriter Henry Gayden has been hired to pen the screenplay, and while Cooper is only serving as a producer for now, there is hope that he will also wind up taking the...
- 6/17/2015
- cinemablend.com
Though Aloha was a critically derided dud, the film’s failure isn’t expected to hurt star Bradley Cooper, seeing as much of the scorn was leveled at director Cameron Crowe and (to a lesser extent) Emma Stone for playing a character outside her race. With culinary pic Adam Jones and biopic Joy out this fall, Cooper is gearing up for a much better rest of his 2015, and now he’s boarding another fascinating project.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has secured rights to Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’ WWII nonfiction The Ghost Army Of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived The Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, And Other Audacious Fakery. Cooper and Todd Phillips are producing out of 22 & Green, with American Sniper producer Andrew Lazar also on board in the same capacity, and they’ve set Earth to Echo writer Henry Gayden to pen a script.
According to Deadline, Warner Bros. has secured rights to Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles’ WWII nonfiction The Ghost Army Of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived The Enemy with Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, And Other Audacious Fakery. Cooper and Todd Phillips are producing out of 22 & Green, with American Sniper producer Andrew Lazar also on board in the same capacity, and they’ve set Earth to Echo writer Henry Gayden to pen a script.
- 6/16/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the rights to tell the true story tale "Ghost Army".
The WW2-set story follows a squadron of recruits from art schools, ad agencies and other creative businesses who were tasked with fooling the Nazis into thinking the U.S. had larger troop numbers than it actually did.
Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Andrew Lazar will produce the film which is partly inspired by Rick Beyer and documentary of the same name as this project.
Cooper, Phillips and Lazar have set Henry Gayden ("Earth To Echo") to write the script. The hope is Cooper will want to star in it, but that's far from certain at this point.
Source: Deadline...
The WW2-set story follows a squadron of recruits from art schools, ad agencies and other creative businesses who were tasked with fooling the Nazis into thinking the U.S. had larger troop numbers than it actually did.
Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips and Andrew Lazar will produce the film which is partly inspired by Rick Beyer and documentary of the same name as this project.
Cooper, Phillips and Lazar have set Henry Gayden ("Earth To Echo") to write the script. The hope is Cooper will want to star in it, but that's far from certain at this point.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Clearly enjoying the producer's hat he recently donned for Hyperion, Bradley Cooper is now also putting together a WWII project at Warner Bros. He's developing, along with regular honcho Todd Phillips and American Sniper's Andrew Lazar, the WWII tall tale Ghost Army. Henry Gayden (Earth To Echo) has been tasked with the screenplay, adapting Rick Beyer and Elizabeth Sayles' recently-published history The Ghost Army Of World War II: How One Top-Secret Unit Deceived The Enemy With Inflatable Tanks, Sound Effects, And Other Audacious Fakery. Beyer already used the material in a 2013 documentary, also called Ghost Army.That extended title probably tells you all to need to know about the film in the offing. The stranger-than-fiction story involves a secret squad made up of artists, designers, advertising execs and other creative types who were tasked with making the Us army look a lot bigger than it was, and in a...
- 6/16/2015
- EmpireOnline
Around here, we often talk about superheroes. Today, however, I want to talk about real heroes. The GI Film Festival, a non-profit educational organization “dedicated to sharing the military experience in and out of the arena of war” took place in D.C. on May 6 – 12, and I attended one of the events.
The Festival, which “presents films…that honor the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces and the worldwide struggle for freedom and liberty,” gave me a chance to experience a collection of short films from Canada, the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Australia, and the U.S. at the “Celebrating the International Warrior Spirit” screening. It was an amazing (and sobering) experience, and one that served as a reminder that, for every superhero we read about or flock to see on the big screen, there are millions of real unsung heroes out there who (putting aside whether we agree...
The Festival, which “presents films…that honor the heroic stories of the American Armed Forces and the worldwide struggle for freedom and liberty,” gave me a chance to experience a collection of short films from Canada, the U.K., Germany, Denmark, Australia, and the U.S. at the “Celebrating the International Warrior Spirit” screening. It was an amazing (and sobering) experience, and one that served as a reminder that, for every superhero we read about or flock to see on the big screen, there are millions of real unsung heroes out there who (putting aside whether we agree...
- 5/21/2013
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
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