Sony books Bush critic's political thriller (New film by Richard Clarke)

[ECH1969]

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sony Pictures is negotiating to acquire film rights to the first novel from Richard Clarke, the counterterrorism expert who accused the Bush administration of ignoring the terrorist threat before the Sept. 11 attacks.

His novel, "The Scorpion Gate," will be published in October by Putnam Adult. The studio hopes the film adaptation will be the first in a series of John Clancy-style political thrillers. The project will be produced by former studio chief John Calley.

The realistic geopolitical thriller is set five years in the future as oil-hungry forces in Washington are ready to reshape the map of the Middle East to further their own ends by launching a global nuclear war.

http://channels.netscape.com/ns/news/story.jsp?id=2005072600540002691905&dt=20050726005400&w=RTR&coview=

[dave29]

1. wow

that's cool

[otohara]

2. Something To Look Forward To

sounds intriguing yet true!

[lady lib]

3. Well, good!

I was just thinking yesterday that someone should do a fictionalized version of what's been going on and that it should also be made into a movie.

[politick]

6. Yep

I've been sort of conceptualizing in my head a radio program that would dramaticize current events according to certain interpretations. There's a tradition of this in Britain and Canada, and I think it'd be great to bring back to America. Have had too much to do, though....

This Richard Clarke thing sounds awesome!

[lady lib]

8. Al Franken does some skits and they're hilarious.

BTW, I just added your photontheory blog to my favorites. :)

[politick]

12. oh thanks

i've been so busy and disgusted lately that i haven't written anything. but this latest excitement has stirred me up a bit, so expect some entries soon. i never get to listen to Franken. Do you like him?

[lady lib]

13. Overall, yes.

He's smart, very well-researched, and can argue his points intelligently. The regular guests like Thomas Oliphant (love Oliphant!) and David Sirota are excellent. And like I mentioned, his skits can be pretty funny. He and his co-host come across as sober, thoughtful, and fair-minded.

There are negatives also, of course, but I'll let you come to your own conclusions on that account.

:)

[ochazuke]

4. Against All Enemies

Clarke's work of non-fiction also had movie rights purchased.

It'll be impossible to do a movie about 9/11 without outraging the Bush-bots.

Unless it's a total fantasy, of course.

[0007]

11. The total truth may sound like fantasy to the right wing nut..

BTW did you read Richard Clarke's book, "Against All Enemies"? If not I suggest the book highly. It will give you a keen insight on Richard A. Clarke.

[wakeme2008]

5. From Amazon site

"Clarke takes readers just five years into the future, when forces both in the Middle East and the United States are at work to launch another war. But this time, it could be bigger. This time, it could be nuclear, and spread to Asia and beyond.

A coup has finally toppled the sheiks of Saudi Arabia, and put a determined but shaky Islamic government in its place. Everywhere, the scent of oil has begun to attract the scorpions, and among them are men in Washington and another capital ready to strike a devil's bargain to fundamentally realign the map of the Middle East. The plans are not the same, however-though some of the planners think they are. Hidden agendas, fierce ambition, conflicting loyalties, faulty intelligence, catastrophic miscalculation-soon the dominos will start to fall, and not even the efforts of a few dedicated men and women on the outside may be able to stop an unstoppable folly. . . ."

sounds like a winner...

[samsingh]

7. that's fastastic

[AlamoDemoc]

9. Good......what took them so long??

[cyberpj]

10. I've been saying Hollywood and the literary world need to speak up

Look at The DaVinci Codes popularity. Someone could write a hell of a book (a fictitional NOVEL) about how President X stole elections and set up his fascist takeover of a democratic country.

Or how about a movie (fiction, of course) about a government that blows up some buildings in order to start a war.....

We'd catch hell - but we could get some INFORMATION OUT THERE!