Basketball Hall of Famer-turned-Author Gets the Hollywood Treatment
While he is busy tutoring current Lakers center Andrew Bynum in the ways of life inside the paint and dealing with the pressures of playoff basketball, Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s book is on its way to becoming a motion picture.
“Brothers in Arms,” a nonfiction tome by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Anthony Walton, tells the story of how the black 761st Tank battalion overcame prejudice and sought to prove themselves on the battlefield by spearheading the Allied Forces’ drive eastward toward Germany during the Battle of the Bulge. The battalion helped liberate some 30 towns and villages and won the respect of their fellow soldiers.
Denzel Washington is attached to direct as well as produce.
David Chisholm (“The Wizard”) and John Sayles (“Eight Men Out”) previously wrote on the project. Matthew Sand (“Ninja Assassin”) has been tapped to rewrite.
The way Bynum is playing, Jabbar should put down his pen and suit up.
sounds like an interesting story. hope it gets made.
I can see Denzel leading a tank battalion in WWII action.
Says Denzel is producing and directing. I’d like to see him star in this film.
The tank battalion was the 761st, not the 701.
typo. thanks for bringing that to our attention Al.