Lawrence Wright's 'Going Clear' will be the basis for an HBO documentary about Scientology
'Going Clear' was shortlisted for the National Book Award.
'Going Clear' was shortlisted for the National Book Award.
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 Hollywood Reporter, 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 Los Angeles Times, 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.