Tate Taylor (THE HELP, GET ON UP) will helm a new picture exploring the chilling 1945 tragedy of the USS Indianapolis. Robert Downey, Jr. will produce - whether or not he’ll appear in the project is unclear at the moment. Downey's wife Susan will also produce.
Set in 1996, Taylor’s film is based on the true story of an 11-year-old boy’s school project regarding the tragic incident, which was famously recounted by Robert Shaw in Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws.” While ship captain Charles McVay was court-martialed over the USS Indianapolis’ secret mission to deliver the Hiroshima bomb, the boy investigates the truth behind the naval disaster and discovers McVay was actually a hero.
…says THIS piece at The Wrap.
Little other information is known about the project at this time, although it is being scripted by Mike Jones.
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Glen Oliver
“Merrick”
