| New Line has optioned the rights to Shetterly book |
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by Sanem Z / Hot Movie News Crew
 The Aran Shetterly book The Americano: Fighting for Freedom in Castro's Cuba, an Untold Story is headed for big screen. New Line has set Robert Schwentke to direct the adaptation which centers on William Morgan, an American who became a key figure in the Cuban revolution in the late 1950s but was executed after crossing Fidel Castro.
Variety says, Morgan, a high school dropout who was rumored to have been a gangster and a CIA operative, headed to Cuba in the 1950s, and rose to command the legendary Cuban fighting column known as the Tigers of the Jungle. Blond, and wielding a gold-plated pistol, he stood out among rebels. Morgan eventually became caught up among the conflicting agendas of guerrilla leader Castro, U.S. mobsters and the FBI; when he turned against Castro after the Cuban leader embraced communism, Morgan was executed in 1961.
Mark Bailey will pen the script. |
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