Now, it seems that guys can't wait to write books about their SEAL Team experiences. Maybe they are in too much of a hurry to sign a movie deal, perhaps, and grab the big money. At this time no less than THREE movies are in the works about the Osama raid, based on books by former SEALs! (I knew the author of one of them, Chuck Pfarrer.)
For the record, this is why, as a novelist, from the start, I decided to never include anything about the teams. No SEALs or ex-SEALs are featured in any of my novels. I always felt it would be cheesy, and I'm glad I made that decision a decade ago when I wrote my first novel.
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SEAL’s Osama tale film-bound (NY Post)
The former Navy SEAL who has written his eyewitness account of the slaying of Osama bin Laden is in talks with Steven Spielberg to turn the book into an action movie, Page Six can exclusively reveal.
The author, who uses the pseudonym Mark Owen, was “one of the first men through the door on the third floor” of bin Laden’s lair in Pakistan and was there when he died, according to publisher Dutton.
The book — “No Easy Day: The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama bin Laden — will be released on Sept. 11.
Following the book announcement, Fox News revealed that Mark Owen is 36-year-old recently retired SEAL Matt Bissonnette. Then special operations chief Adm. Bill McRaven said Bissonnette could face prosecution for revealing sensitive and classified information that could cause US forces harm.
Meanwhile, multiple sources tell us Bissonnette has already been in talks with DreamWorks about turning his book into a movie.
One source said, “He met with HBO’s Richard Plepler, and he also met with Spielberg.”
Another source added, “He is still talking to DreamWorks and Spielberg,” who declined to comment.
A “No Easy Day” movie would add to an already busy field of bin Laden films. “Hurt Locker” director Kathryn Bigelow is working on “Zero Dark Thirty,” about the decade-long hunt for terrorist leader bin Laden, leading to his death in May 2011. The cast includes Scott Adkins, Joel Edgerton, Jessica Chastain and Taylor Kinney, with release set for Dec. 19
Meanwhile, the Weinstein Company has secured the US rights to “Code Name Geronimo,” the John Stockwell-directed drama about the manhunt for the 9/11 terror-attack mastermind.
According to reports, Weinstein will put the film in theaters in early fall, a move that would beat “Zero Dark Thirty” — which was delayed after Sony decided not to put it out ahead of the presidential election.
http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/seal_osama_tale_film_bound_jM0NYcLjOlVSApLxjYPnhM?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Page%20Six
They forget Richard Marcinko?
How long does it take, starting from Day 1 at BUD/S school, until a student is nominally considered to be a fully-trained SEAL?
> It was not until 20 or so years after the VN war that books by VN-era SEALs about their experiences came out.
And if someone were to check, many of those missions are probably still classified and divulging them or the tactics used ought to get the blabbermouth a fast trip to Fort Levenworth.
Like a fish, it would appear our military is beginning to rot from the head: their civilian masters in Mordor.
” The former Navy SEAL who has written his eyewitness account of the slaying of Osama bin Laden is in talks with Steven Spielberg to turn the book into an action movie”
The truth just went out the window....
30 years ago I had an interesting assignment. Still can’t talk about it. Taking it to the grave with me, hopefully not for a LONG time.
What, no Dick Marcinko?
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No doubt I would enjoy reading these, but I’m horrified at the disclosure of tactics & gear involved. Can’t blame these guys for disgust over polidiots profiting by their efforts; we all share that... Just the same, I’m gonna keep my disposable income out of their pockets.
In following the politicians’ lead, they dishonor what had been honorable acts while endangering OPSEC for those still in service.
Special Operations OPSEC targets Obama for reckless intelligence leaks (FR thread)
Dishonorable Disclosures (22:00 Youtube video)
Special Operations (OPSEC) (website to get involved)