Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway To Star in War Movie Alone at Dawn

Star Wars vet Adam Driver and Academy Award winner Anne Hathaway have signed on for the leading roles in Amazon MGM Studios‘ upcoming film adaptation of Alone at Dawn, based on the 2019 bestselling novel by Dan Schilling and Lori Chapman Longfritz. The war drama will be directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ron Howard, who is no stranger to adapting true-life stories after previously helming Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, and Thirteen Lives.

What do we know about Alone at Dawn?

According to Deadline, Alone at Dawn is inspired by the true story of Longfritz’s brother, Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman. During the war in Afghanistan, he sacrificed his life to save his comrades. The movie will follow an intelligence officer leading an investigation that helps prove why Chapman deserves to receive the Medal of Honor. Schilling, who was also a Combat Control Technician, will also serve as the movie’s military consultant.

Howard will be directing the movie from a screenplay written by Michael Russell Gunn, with previous revisions by Erin Cressida Wilson and Amy Herzog. The adaptation will be produced by Kristy Grisham, William Connor, and Patrick Newall, with Gunn set as an executive producer. It is a production by Imagine Entertainment, The Hideaway Entertainment, and Thruline Entertainment.

The novel’s official synopsis reads, “John Chapman’s subsequent display of incredible valor — first saving the lives of his SEAL teammates and then, knowing he was mortally wounded, single-handedly engaging two dozen hardened fighters to save the lives of an incoming rescue squad — posthumously earned him the Medal of Honor. Chapman is the first airman in nearly fifty years to be given the distinction reserved for America’s greatest heroes.

Alone at Dawn is also a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force Combat Controllers: the world’s deadliest and most versatile special operations force, whose members must not only exceed the qualifications of Navy SEAL and Army Delta Force teams but also act with sharp decisiveness and deft precision — even in the face of life-threatening danger.”

(Source: Deadline)

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