thedrifter
04-25-07, 06:45 AM
Bacon takes 'Chance' as Marine for HBO
Kevin Bacon is making a rare foray into television to star in the Iraq war drama "Taking Chance."
The HBO project chronicles the real-life journey of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Bacon), who as a volunteer military escort officer accompanied the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps, killed in action in Iraq, back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyo., in 2004.
Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran, wrote the short story "Taking Chance" while serving with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., in April 2004. He retired from the Marines this year.
He developed the screenplay with Oscar-nominated producer Ross Katz ("Lost in Translation"). "Chance" is set to start production in the summer for a 2008 premiere.
The Hollywood Reporter
Ellie
Kevin Bacon is making a rare foray into television to star in the Iraq war drama "Taking Chance."
The HBO project chronicles the real-life journey of Lt. Col. Michael Strobl (Bacon), who as a volunteer military escort officer accompanied the body of 19-year-old Marine Chance Phelps, killed in action in Iraq, back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyo., in 2004.
Strobl, a Desert Storm veteran, wrote the short story "Taking Chance" while serving with the Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., in April 2004. He retired from the Marines this year.
He developed the screenplay with Oscar-nominated producer Ross Katz ("Lost in Translation"). "Chance" is set to start production in the summer for a 2008 premiere.
The Hollywood Reporter
Ellie