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Ron Howard set to direct new film written by Doug Wright
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Ron Howard set to direct new film written by Doug Wright
Ron Howard set to direct new film written by Doug Wright
Variety reports that director Ron Howard (Apollo 13, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas) is close to a solid commitment to direct The Burial, from a script by out screenwriter Doug Wright (Quills). The film tells the true story of Willie Gary, a successful personal-injury lawyer from Mississippi who helped Jeremiah O'Keefe, the owner of a local funeral-home chain, sue a major funeral parlor conglomerate who had swindled O'Keefe, leading to a $260 million award for the plaintiff. It is believed that Wright plans to pen a rewrite of his original draft.
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