Director Peter Berg and The Rock on the set of THE RUNDOWN (2003).
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Peter Berg Directing LONE SURVIVOR
By: Jarrod Sarafin, News EditorDate: Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Source: Variety
Director Peter Berg has been selected to head up another Universal flick, LONE SURVIVOR, which is based off a real Navy Seal's experience in Afghanistan. Quite a few producers have been trying to get the life story of Seal Marcus Luttrell's life story which was recently published in June after he retired from the branch. Berg who recently used Navy Seals with Universal's upcoming, THE KINGDOM, bonded with Luttrell and ultimately ended up with the rights to the story.
Plot Summary: Story centers on a a Navy Seal who led a team into Afghanistan on a mission to kill a Taliban leader but was the only one to survive.
