Shoot Like a Girl: Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star in Shoot Like a Girl. It's based on an upcoming memoir by Mary Jennings Hegar, an Air Force officer who served in Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot, rescuing hundreds of soldiers off the battlefield. Frank Baldwin wrote the script. [Deadline] Justice League: Jason Momoa celebrated the conclusion of principal photography on Zack Snyder's Justice League by returning to his fitness routine rather than attending the wrap party for the cast and crew. Momoa costars as Aquaman in the movie, scheduled for release on November 17, 2017, and will reprise that role in his own solo movie under the direction of James Wan. [Instagram via Cinema Blend] Star Wars: Episode VIII: Warwick Davis has...
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- 10/3/2016
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Angelina Jolie is in talks to play Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar in the upcoming Shoot Like A Girl. Deadline reports the film will be based on a book featuring the true events of a U.S. woman soldier who served three tours in Afghanistan. Hegar saved many people during her tour in Afghanistan but is likely most noted for successfully suing the Department of Defense over the combat exclusion policy for women. The book, which has not been released yet, comes out May 7th. ...
- 10/3/2016
- by Mick Joest
- GeekTyrant
Though Angelina Jolie has won critical acclaim and plenty of awards for her dramatic works, she is known to many as a badass, knife-wielding action hero from movies like Tomb Raider, Wanted, Salt, and Mr. And Mrs. Smith. Now it seems she has found a role that will flex her dramatic shops and will let her kick all the asses. Deadline reports that the star has locked down the role of Major Mary Jennings Hegar... Read More...
- 10/3/2016
- by Matt Rooney
- JoBlo.com
Shoot Like a Girl: Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star in Shoot Like a Girl. It's based on an upcoming memoir by Mary Jennings Hegar, an Air Force officer who served in Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot, rescuing hundreds of soldiers off the battlefield. Frank Baldwin wrote the script. [Deadline] Justice League: Jason Momoa celebrated the conclusion of principal photography on Zack Snyder's Justice League by returning to his fitness routine rather than attending...
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- 10/3/2016
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Angelina Jolie has long displayed a proclivity for projects based on true accounts of wartime, especially in her behind-the-camera work: the actress-turned-filmmaker made her directorial debut with “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and followed it with the World War II drama “Unbroken.” She may continue that trend with “Shoot Like a Girl,” which she’s currently in talks to headline.
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The film is based on Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar’s memoir “Shoot Like a Girl: How One Woman’s War Against the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of Defense,” which is set to be published next spring. Jolie would play Hegar, who received a Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross during her three tours as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.
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The film is based on Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar’s memoir “Shoot Like a Girl: How One Woman’s War Against the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of Defense,” which is set to be published next spring. Jolie would play Hegar, who received a Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross during her three tours as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan.
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- 10/2/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Angelina Jolie is ready to get back to work. The Oscar-winning actress is in talks to star in the war-themed biopic Shoot Like a Girl, based on the upcoming memoir by Air Force Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar, Entertainment Weekly reports.Hegar, a decorated veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart and is only the sixth woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, was a rescue pilot who served three tours in Afghanistan and later saved the lives of several Americans held captive. Off the field, she filed and won a lawsuit that sought to end the Pentagon's ban on placing...
- 10/1/2016
- by Alexis L. Loinaz, @alexisloinaz
- PEOPLE.com
Angelina Jolie is ready to get back to work. The Oscar-winning actress is in talks to star in the war-themed biopic Shoot Like a Girl, based on the upcoming memoir by Air Force Maj. Mary Jennings Hegar, Entertainment Weekly reports.Hegar, a decorated veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart and is only the sixth woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, was a rescue pilot who served three tours in Afghanistan and later saved the lives of several Americans held captive. Off the field, she filed and won a lawsuit that sought to end the Pentagon's ban on placing...
- 10/1/2016
- by Alexis L. Loinaz, @alexisloinaz
- PEOPLE.com
Sensing the makings of a thought-provoking hit, TriStar has snapped up movie rights to Mary Jennings Hegar’s wartime memoir, Shoot Like A Girl: How One Woman’s War Against the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of Defense, with Angelina Jolie circling the title role – and that’s before Hegar’s work of nonfiction has even hit shelves.
Set for release in March of next year, Hegar’s memoir chronicles her story on the front lines of Afghanistan, serving three tours as a rescue helicopter pilot during the throes of the Iraq war. Hegar, now a decorated Air Force Major, earned the coveted Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross accolades for her service, but what really makes her story rather remarkable is the fact that all of this came after Hegar challenged the Combat Exclusion Policy, one designed to prevent women from being deployed in combat duty.
Set for release in March of next year, Hegar’s memoir chronicles her story on the front lines of Afghanistan, serving three tours as a rescue helicopter pilot during the throes of the Iraq war. Hegar, now a decorated Air Force Major, earned the coveted Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross accolades for her service, but what really makes her story rather remarkable is the fact that all of this came after Hegar challenged the Combat Exclusion Policy, one designed to prevent women from being deployed in combat duty.
- 9/30/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
With Angelina Jolie‘s personal life taking up plenty of tabloid space and media time at the moment, sometimes the best defence is a good offence. In other other words, give outlets something else to talk about. And that’s just what Jolie is doing heading into the weekend.
Deadline reports that the actress is in early talks to star in “Shoot Like A Girl.” Frank Baldwin has penned the script, based on the upcoming memoir “Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight In Afghanistan and on the Home Front” by Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, that tells the true story of the author’s three tours in Afghanistan which saw her win the Purple Heart and become the sixth woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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Deadline reports that the actress is in early talks to star in “Shoot Like A Girl.” Frank Baldwin has penned the script, based on the upcoming memoir “Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight In Afghanistan and on the Home Front” by Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, that tells the true story of the author’s three tours in Afghanistan which saw her win the Purple Heart and become the sixth woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross.
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- 9/30/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star in TriStar’s “Shoot Like a Girl,” based on an upcoming memoir by a female Air Force major who served three tours in Afghanistan and was instrumental in opening up combat roles to women, TheWrap has learned. The film is an adaptation of Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar’s “Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front.” The book follows Hegar’s experience as a member of the armed forces, serving three tours as a helicopter rescue pilot conducting search and rescue missions in some of the most.
- 9/30/2016
- by Matt Pressberg
- The Wrap
Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star in TriStar's adaptation Shoot Like a Girl. The film is based the book Shoot Like A Girl: How One Woman’s War Against the Taliban Led to Her Victory Over the Department of Defense, an upcoming memoir by Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar that will hit shelves in March 2017. Hegar, who Jolie would play, served three tours in Afghanistan as an elite rescue helicopter pilot. She earned a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross for her work. She also opened the front lines for women by successfully taking on the
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- 9/30/2016
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Angelina Jolie is in early talks to star for TriStar in Shoot Like a Girl. The film is an adaptation of Shoot Like A Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight In Afghanistan and on the Home Front. That is an upcoming memoir by Air Force Major Mary Jennings Hegar, who served three tours in Afghanistan as a rescue helicopter pilot and transported hundreds of soldiers off the battlefield in hot zone areas. During one of those tours, her helicopter was shot down in the…...
- 9/30/2016
- Deadline
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