Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are producing a new war film for Netflix based on the conflict in Afghanistan.
The film will adapt 'No Way Out', a memoir written by British Army major Adam Jowett, which explores the realities of the British troops and soldiers in the combat during the Afghan war.
The book recounts the battle faced by Easy Company during a brutal 21-day siege in Musa Qala, describing the'chaos of battle as the Taliban hit Easy Company with wave after wave of brutal attack,'while Jowett commanded troops fighting for survival.
The adaptation, titledNo Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege, is being developed through the couple's production company,Archewell Productions.
The memoir became a Sunday Times bestseller and has received praise from military writers and journalists for its portrayal of modern warfare.
Its official synopsis reads: 'A Sunday Times bestseller, powerful, highly-charged and moving, No Way Out is Adam Jowett's tribute to the men of Easy Company who paid a heavy price for serving their country in Afghanistan.'
The book also includes praise from war reporter Martin Bell, who described it as: 'Vivid and brilliantly written: a pulsating account of the battle for Musa Qala, the Rorke's Drift of our times.'
Levison Wood also called the memoir 'superb,' while bestselling author Patrick Bishop described it as 'a brilliant first-hand account of men and war.'
The film will be co-produced by Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and Tracy Ryerson, who serves as head of scripted content at Archewell Productions.
Oscar-nominated British screenwriter Matt Charman has been selected to adapt the screenplay. Charman previously received an Academy Award nomination in 2016 for co-writing Steven Spielberg's 'Bridge of Spies'.
Source: International Business Times UK
