Clint Eastwood’s Next Film About Kidnapped Aid Worker Jessica Buchanan

Clint Eastwood’s next film will be about the true-life peril of kidnapped American aid worker Jessica Buchanan based on her memoir, “Impossible Odds“. Warner Bros. has gained the rights for the film with Brian Helgeland writing the script.

Buchanan was working as an aid worker in Somalia in October 2011 when she and a colleague were kidnapped by militants and held for ransom for over 90 days. She was rescued by a SEAL team.

No word yet on a release date.


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