Lawrence Wright's 'Going Clear' will be the basis for an HBO documentary about Scientology
HBO will reportedly air a documentary about Scientology based on Lawrence Wright鈥檚 critically acclaimed book 鈥淕oing Clear.鈥�
鈥淕oing Clear,鈥� which looks at the history of the Church of Scientology and also includes interviews from current and former Scientologists, was shortlisted for both a National Book Award and and an award from the National Book Critics Circle. Wright recently published the nonfiction work 鈥淭hirteen Days in September.鈥� He is also the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Looming Tower".
According to the , the HBO documentary based on 鈥淐lear鈥� could air in 2015. The film will be directed by Alex Gibney, who was previously behind the documentary 鈥淓nron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.鈥�
As we previously reported, 鈥淐lear鈥� was not published in the UK. According to the , the Church of Scientology has previously sued former members, writers, and others and UK laws have historically favored the plaintiff with libel cases.聽
鈥淲e have probably 160 lawyers [looking at the film]," HBO Documentary Films president聽Sheila聽Nevins told the Hollywood Reporter.
