Pulitzer Prize-winning biography 'Lindbergh' will be the subject of a new miniseries
The miniseries, based on the book by A. Scott Berg, will be written by Oscar-winning 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black.
Charles Lindbergh (center) stands in front of his plane, 'The Spirit of St. Louis.'
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Paramount Television will produce a miniseries titled 鈥淟indbergh鈥� that will be based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1998 biography of the aviator of the same name by A. Scott Berg.聽
鈥淢ilk鈥� writer Dustin Lance Black, who won an Oscar for his screenplay for the 2008 film, will adapt the book for the miniseries.
鈥淟ance is as talented and prolific as anyone working in television and film today, and we take enormous pride in working with him to adapt Scott鈥檚 brilliant portrait of one of the nation鈥檚 most fascinating cultural figures,鈥� Paramount TV president Amy Powell in a statement, according to .聽 鈥淚t鈥檚 also incredibly gratifying to partner with Scott [Berg], Leo[nardo DiCaprio], Jen[nifer Killoran] and Kevin [McCormick] on making Lindbergh聽an extraordinary television event that captures the scope and significance of this Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece.鈥�
Meanwhile, Berg said of Black鈥檚 selection in a statement, according to Deadline, 鈥淭he life of Charles Lindbergh is one of the most cinematic stories of the last century 鈥� one in which he was cast as a legendary hero, victim, and villain. I鈥檓 thrilled that Lance Black 鈥� with his passion for history on top of his great talent 鈥� will be transposing the story to the screen, giving full scope to the unexpected personal drama as well as the dazzling public spectacle of this unique life.鈥�
Black himself spoke about how Lindbergh鈥檚 life echoes what鈥檚 happening in the world today.
鈥淚n Lindbergh's story, we have the very first case of a worldwide media sensation,鈥� he said in a statement, according to the . 鈥淗e was an American daredevil, innovator, record-breaker and icon, but he was far from perfect. I'm eager to dig in to the story of a man who stumbled in his fame but showed a willingness to learn and attempted to rectify the unseen ramifications of what the world still considers his greatest successes 鈥� a man who urged the world to 'listen until the end.'鈥�
As noted by Deadline writer Anita Busch, this isn鈥檛 the first time DiCaprio is involved with a biographical project about a famous airman 鈥� he received an Oscar nomination for portraying Howard Hughes in the 2004 movie 鈥淭he Aviator.鈥澛�