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Jason Bateman will star alongside Liam Neeson and Diane Lane in Peter Landesman’s historical spy thriller “Felt”.
Based on Landesman’s script, “Felt” will centre on ‘Deep Throat’, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower of the Watergate scandal. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 3 decades until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything – his family, his career, his freedom – in the name of justice.
In the past two days, Neeson joined the cast as Deep Throat and Lane was set to play his wife. Bateman will play FBI Agent and Felt lieutenant, Charlie Bates, who discovers that Felt is leaking classified information on the Watergate investigation, and is conflicted about whether to destroy his mentor or protect him.
MadRiver Pictures will finance and produce with Scott Free Productions, Playtone and Cara Films. Landesman, Ridley Scott, Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Giannina Scott, Marc Butan, Christopher Woodrow and Jay Roach are producers with. Steven Shareshian and Michael Schaefer, Michael Bassick and Steven Marshall exec producing.
