The events in the U.S. State Department Special Mission Compound in Benghai, Libya on September 11th, 2012 made waves across the world. At some point it was bound to be turned into a film and now it appears Michael Bay will be the man to do it, as he’s in talks to direct 13 Hours for Paramount, according to Variety.
The movie is based on Mitchell Zuckoff’s book, which centres on six members of a security team. After the facility came under attack from militants angered about the recently release of a trailer for an Islam-bashing film called ‘Innocence Of Muslims’ and the anniversary of 9/11.
The team fought to defend the lives of the Americans in the compound, although the attack claimed the life of U.S. Ambassador Christopher J. Stevens and a foreign service worker, while two contract workers died in a second attack at a nearby CIA facility.
Chuck Hogan (The Town, The Strain) is writing the screenplay for the $30-$40 million movie. It’s certainly something a little different from Bay, who’s better known for explosive blockbuster such as the Transformers movies.
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