Posted on 06/16/2005 10:40:32 AM PDT by Howlin
Tom Hanks' production company has bought the film rights to the life story of Mark Felt, the former FBI official recently revealed to have been Deep Throat, it was reported today. Universal Pictures is understood to have secured the rights for development by Playtone, the company co-owned by Hanks and Gary Goetzman, the New York Times reported today.
The rights, along with those for a book to be published by respected non-fiction house PublicAffairs, are believed to have been sold for almost $1 million (£550,000).
Peter Osnos, the chief executive of PublicAffairs, said the book is expected to be published in spring next year.
It will combine Mr Felt's memoirs and his meetings with Bob Woodward, the Washington Post reporter he gave secret information to during the Watergate investigation, with material written by John O'Connor, the lawyer who wrote the Vanity Fair article revealing Deep Throat's identity.
Contracts are expected to be announced today.
The movie rights should form the bulk of the payment to Mr Felt, but the full sum will depend on whether a film is eventually produced.
He has said he decided to unmask himself as Deep Throat to raise money for his grandchildren's education.
Meanwhile, the Nation magazine will reveal that he twice led FBI probes into finding the source of the leaks.
Writers David Corn and Jeff Goldberg found documents in once-confidential FBI files now available to the public that showed Mr Felt in charge of finding the source of Woodward and Carl Bernstein's Washington Post scoops that helped bring down President Richard Nixon.
"How Deep Throat Fooled the FBI", which shows how Mr Felt cleverly threw the federal agency off his trail, was posted will be published on June 23 and is already available on the magazine's website.
"He was much more than a secret sharer. He was an operator," says the story, adding he "was able to watch his own back and protect his ability to guide the two reporters".
At one stage, Mr Felt officially met with Woodward in what appears to have been a move to cover himself, the story said.
He agreed to see the reporter in the presence of his assistant, a 25-year FBI veteran, but did not confirm any details presented to him by Woodward. "That was obviously a staged event," Corn said. "Felt needed cover."
If you hadn't made that despicable accusation of txradioguy, I wouldn't have left you alone.
But you did. And you haven't apologized.
YOU threw the first stones. You can't take away the wounds you caused, but you can say you're sorry.
Just be a man and apologize.
He'll have to wait a week apparently.
"No worse than yours."
No snappy comeback? No racial/ethnic insult to punctuate your sentence? Are you losing your steam? Again, econ_grad...you are out-classed. AND out-smarted. Not to mention being out-numbered.
Mrs.Nooseman wrote:
Here you go!!!
To: txradioguy Zot or not. I claim victory. I win, you lose. I am sure you are the kind that likes to shoot an unarmed guy. So go ahead do it when I am gone for work. You haven't refuted anything except exposed what a fraud you are. I, however, do wish you well in the battle-field. You will be in my prayers if you are called in. Better you than the terrorist. 485 posted on 06/14/2005 7:55:57 AM PDT by econ_grad (The US Constitution presents no significant challenge to the government.) [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 461 | View Replies | Report Abuse ]
Now start talking your double talk!
He's going to have to wait a week.
Darksheare wrote:
Seems he's been given a time out for a week.
LOL! I love it!
I know.
At least the forum will have a week to recover from his accusations, slanders, and outrageous lies.
Guess he didn't want to listen!
Oh well,maybe that'll give him time to formulate an apology!
Really got to go now!
I'm going back to UT.
Or I might cook something.
See you guys in a bit.
Guess so. I seriously hope he gets counseling.
Great photo! Now THOSE are some ominous clouds! LOL!
I gotta head out for a bit myself.
See everyone 'back at the corner of East and Main'.
And yes, I do wish he'd get some help for his problems.
One can only hope he'll formulate an apology to txradioguy.
I doubt he will though.
I agree.
This is crapping all over ATPM.
Not cool.
I hope he gives this some serious thought while he's away.
Much as I like Tom Hanks, I think I'll pass on this film. I don't want to enrich Mark Felts by ONE CENT!
LOL! Yeah! I agree! Perfectly said, Mrs. N! :)
Rita Wilson to takeover the Lovelace role???????
Oh, wait you mean Watergate.....
Your replies, are starting to lead me to believe your not an adult. You might not be older than 12 . Quite juvenile responses. Soon I can see you responding, I know are but what am I. LOL!
Yep, that's what liberals do!
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