Actor Jake Gyllenhaal to star in Sam Hargrave-directed ‘Combat Control’ film
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LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal has been roped in to play a battle hero within the upcoming movie “Combat Control”, to be directed by “Extraction” filmmaker Sam Hargrave.
‘Combat Control’ relies on the New York Times bestseller e-book “Alone at Dawn” by authors Dan Schilling and Lori Chapman Longfritz.
It focuses on the true story of American battle veteran John Chapman, to be performed by Gyllenhaal.
According to Deadline, Hargrave and Shelby Malone will function affiliate producers on the mission.
Gyllenhaal and Ryan Cassells are connected as govt producers.
Michael Russell Gunn has penned the screenplay.
The movie will comply with the story of Chapman, an Air Force Combat Control Technician (CCT) who died in battle in the course of the War in Afghanistan.
As there have been no eyewitnesses to his actions, Air Force Captain Cora Alexander was tasked with investigating what occurred to Chapman and proving that he was a worthy recipient of a Medal of Honor.
Chapman was awarded a Medal of Honor in 2018.
Schilling, who additionally labored as a CCT like Chapman, will function a army advisor on the movie.
MGM is in talks to amass the mission.
