I want a sweeping biopic of George Washington, a 3-part series: His early years up to the French and Indian War; Washington throughout the Revolutionary War; and Washington as President until his death. If Hollywood could produce this - I don’t care if it is 3D or CGI - it would be the highest grossing trilogy in movie history.
It was made for TV I think in the 80s with Barry Bostwick playing GW.
There have been very few Colonial period pieces made in the last 25-years. Amistad (coincidentally also by Spieldburg, I think) comes to mind immediately, but nothing really directly about the FFs as a feature fil. Of course, you did have the disappointing HBO miniseries based on McCullough's bio of Adams.
It (the Revolution) is such rich high-drama material, I don't know why it's not mined more frequently for screenplays, but it isn't.