#43. Body of Lies
Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: William Monahan (The Departed)
Producers: Donald De Line and Ridley Scott
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
The Gist: Formerly titled “Penetration”, written by William Monahan,
this is based on David Ignatius novel that sees Crowe play Ed Hoffman, the
manipulative CIA boss who teams with operative Roger Ferris (DiCaprio) to trap a
dangerous Al Qaeda leader by planting a false rumor that the bomber is in
cahoots with the Americans.
Fact: Alexander Witt who directed Resident Evil: Apocalypse was the DOP for this project.
See It: Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in the same picture? Save me my movie ticket.
Release Date/Status?: Now in post prod – this is getting an October 10th wide release.
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