Washington Can't Escape 'Journal'
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Oscar winner would produce and star in Iraq pic
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Journal for Jordan" was spurred by a January New York Times essay by Dana Canedy. In the essay, Canedy talked about the 200-page journal written by her husband, 1st Sgt. Charles Monroe King. The journal was intended to impart words of wisdom to his son, who was born after King began a tour of duty in the Middle East. King was killed in Baghdad in October.
A book based on the journal will be published by Crown and adapted for the big screen by Jonathan Burnham Schwartz ("Reservation Road"). Expect copious heartstrings to be tugged relentlessly.
Escape Artists has a first-look deal with Columbia, which is where "Journal for Jordan" is expected to land.
Most recently seen in "Inside Man" and "Deja Vu," Washington has "American Gangster" coming out this fall.
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