| Looks like Michael Mann has lined up his next film – a biopic of the legendary war photographer, Robert Capa. A Hungarian native who became famous for his compelling photographs of five major conflicts, including World War II, Capa was a complicated soul who also worked in Hollywood for a time, even dating Ingmar Bergman at one point. But it’s an earlier romance that apparently gave Mann a window into telling Capa’s tale after years of trying to adapt the man’s life. Capa conducted a two-year love affair with fellow photographer, Gerda Taro, during the Spanish Civil War, as documented in Waiting For Robert Capa, a new Spanish-language book by Susanna Fortes. It sounds like perfect Mann material, allowing him to paint another picture of a brilliant obsessive (see: all his other movies) while developing the romantic side that we’ve seen in Last Of The Mohicans, Miami Vice and Public Enemies. And, given the setting, there should be plenty of action too. Mann will produce the new film and, in all likelihood, direct, although that’s not yet been confirmed. Jez Butterworth will adapt the novel, while Columbia Pictures will finance. But, of course, it’s all very early days yet. Watch this space. For more on Capa, click here.
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