Felt (film)
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| Directed by | Peter Landesman |
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| Written by | Peter Landesman |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Felt is an upcoming American spy thriller film directed and written by Peter Landesman. The film is based on the true events about an FBI agent, Mark Felt, who became an anonymous source ("Deep Throat") for reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and helped them in the investigation which led them to the Watergate scandal.[1] The film stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, and Maika Monroe.
Cast
- Liam Neeson as Mark Felt
- Diane Lane as Audrey Felt
- Tony Goldwyn as Ed Miller
- Maika Monroe as Joan Felt
- Kate Walsh as Pat Miller
- Josh Lucas as Charlie Bates
- Michael C. Hall as John Dean
- Marton Csokas as Pat Gray
- Tom Sizemore as Bill Sullivan
- Julian Morris as Bob Woodward
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Carol Tschudy, Felt's secretary
- Ike Barinholtz as Angelo Lano, the head of the investigation
- Bruce Greenwood as Sandy Smith, Time magazine reporter
- Brian d'Arcy James as Robert Kunkel, FBI special agent
- Noah Wyle as Stan Pottinger
- Colm Meaney
- Eddie Marsan
Production
An untitled project about an FBI agent, Mark Felt, was announced in January 2006. The film was being written by Peter Landesman and being directed by Jay Roach for Universal Pictures and Playtone. Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman were attached as producers.[2] On November 3, 2015, it was announced that Landesman would direct a spy thriller film, Felt, based on his own script about the FBI agent who was also an informant for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Felt was known as Deep Throat.[3] Liam Neeson joined the film to play the titular role.[3] MadRiver Pictures would finance the film and also produce it along with Scott Free Productions, Playtone, and Cara Films, while producers would be Ridley Scott, Goetzman, Hanks, Giannina Scott, Marc Butan, Christopher Woodrow, Roach, and Landesman.[3] On November 5, 2015, Diane Lane was cast in the film to play the brilliant and troubled wife, Audrey, who shares the burden of Felt's dangerous struggle against the White House's Watergate scandal.[4] On November 6, 2015, Jason Bateman joined the film to play the role of an FBI agent and Felt lieutenant, Charlie Bates, who discovers that Felt is leaking classified information on the Watergate investigation.[5] On December 9, 2015, Maika Monroe also joined the cast for an unspecified role.[6] On April 29, 2016, a complete cast was announced; Tony Goldwyn to play FBI intel chief Ed Miller; Kate Walsh as Miller's wife, Pat; Josh Lucas as Charlie Bates; Michael C. Hall as John Dean; Marton Csokas and Tom Sizemore as Felt's rival FBI agents Pat Gray and Bill Sullivan, respectively; Wendi McLendon-Covey as Felt's secretary, Carol Tschudy; Ike Barinholtz as the head of the investigation, Angelo Lano; Bruce Greenwood as Time magazine reporter Sandy Smith; Brian d'Arcy James as FBI special agent Robert Kunkel; Noah Wyle as Stan Pottinger; Monroe as Felt's daughter, Joan; and Colm Meaney and Eddie Marsan as CIA agents.[7]
Principal photography on the film began on May 2, 2016, in Atlanta.[8][9]
References
- ↑ " Woodward and Bernstein expressed a concern that the Deep Throat story has, over the years, come to eclipse the many other elements that went into exposing the Watergate story. "Felt/Deep Throat largely confirmed information we had already gotten from other sources." --"The Watergate Story, Part 4: Deep Throat Revealed", Washington Post archives on line.
- ↑ Fleming, Michael (January 24, 2006). "Helmer digs 'Deep'". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Jaafar, Ali (November 3, 2015). "Liam Neeson In Talks To Topline Watergate Pic 'Felt' With Peter Landesman Helming – AFM". deadline.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (November 5, 2015). "Diane Lane Joins Liam Neeson's Spy Thriller 'Felt'". variety.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (November 6, 2015). "Jason Bateman Joins Liam Neeson in Watergate Thriller 'Felt'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (December 20, 2015). "'It Follows' Star Maika Monroe Joins Liam Neeson in 'Felt' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (April 29, 2016). "Tony Goldwyn, Josh Lucas, Michael C Hall, Marton Csokas & Kate Walsh Surround Liam Neeson For Watergate Thriller 'Felt'". Deadline. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Liam Neeson's 'Felt' Atlanta Casting Call for Cops". Project Casting. 9 May 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ↑ "On the Set for 5/6/16: Taron Egerton Starts 'Kingsman' Sequel, Hugh Jackman Begins on 'Wolverine 3', Rooney Mara & Robert Redford Finish 'The Discovery'". SSN Insider. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
External links
- Felt at the Internet Movie Database