SYNOPSIS

Written by Tony Kushner, the film recounts the dramatic story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and assassinate 11 Palestinians believed to have planned the 1972 Munich massacre -- and the personal toll this mission of revenge takes on the team and the man who led it. Eric Bana stars as the Mossad agent charged with leading the band of specialists brought together for this operation. Inspired by actual events, the narrative is based on a number of sources, including the recollections of some who participated in the events themselves.

PREVIEW NOTES

• Variety reports that Steven Spielberg's next project is this historical project a co-production between DreamWorks and Universal. The production crew is looking at some European locations for a June start date. - 2004-04-21
• Variety reports that Eric Bana has come abroad the project, while will Ben Kingsley has appeared to drop out of the project due to a conflict in schedule. - 2004-06-11
• Variety reports that Tony Kushner will rewrite the project and the film will be pushed back his projected start date from late this summer to June, 2005. - 2004-08-11
• The Hollywood Reporter reports that Steven Spielberg has confirmed a summer start for with a December 23 release in theaters. - 2005-02-16
• Variety reports that Geoffrey Rush has joined the project. - 2005-06-17