Harry here, I have this FERTIG script around these parts somewhere, I'm gonna try to track it down and let ya know more soon as I finds my precioussss and readssss it... Till then, sounds very cool... though I'm worried that Brad Pitt's desire to do a WWII flick might hamper TO THE WHITE SEA ever getting off the ground with the Coens and Brad... Of course I don't see anyone ponying up to the table and paying for it to get made...
Harry,
Just thought I'd drop a quick line with a bit of information on the next Fincher/Pitt collaboration. As Garth reported yesterday, Pitt spoke to Premiere Magazine and said that they (he and Finch) had lost interest in SEARED (based on the book "Kitchen Confidential") and were instead prepping a WWII movie. I thought this strange so I did some research and made some calls and found out the film he was referring to is THEY FOUGHT ALONE (formerly titled FERTIG). The film has attracted a lot of A-list talent so far including Tom Cruise, but the project has seen considerable delays and interested actors found other projects. Now Fincher is determined to make this his post-PANIC ROOM project and filming should begin in Fall/Winter 2002 once Pitt finishes work on THE LAST MAN with Aronofsky. The film follows Col. Wendell Fertig, an American on a WWII era Phillipine island who leads a groups of soldiers in a guerilla movement to scare off the Japanese, who looked to seize control and gain a foothold in the war. Could be really interesting although I haven't heard much about the script (written by William Nicholson of GLADIATOR fame). Here's a link to the story on our site CLICK HERE . Hope all's well...
Mike Sampson
