Film will be directed by Railway Man’s Jonathan Teplitzky and will use material from Weston’s three autobiographies
A film about Simon Weston, the former soldier-turned-campaigner who was badly injured during the 1982 Falklands war, is to go into production.
According to Screen, Railway Man director Jonathan Teplitzky has been hired for the film which will draw on material contained in Weston’s three autobiographies. The script will be written by historian and former Guardian columnist Alex von Tunzelmann.
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A film about Simon Weston, the former soldier-turned-campaigner who was badly injured during the 1982 Falklands war, is to go into production.
According to Screen, Railway Man director Jonathan Teplitzky has been hired for the film which will draw on material contained in Weston’s three autobiographies. The script will be written by historian and former Guardian columnist Alex von Tunzelmann.
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- 9/28/2016
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
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