Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Directed by Peter Landesman
Produced by
Written by Peter Landesman
Starring
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Cinematography Adam Kimmel
Production
company
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics
Release date
  • September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House is an upcoming American biographical spy thriller film directed and written by Peter Landesman. The film is based on the true events about an FBI agent, Mark Felt, who became an anonymous source ("Deep Throat") for reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, and helped them in the investigation which led them to the Watergate scandal.[1] The film stars Liam Neeson, Diane Lane, Tony Goldwyn, and Maika Monroe. It is scheduled to be released on September 29, 2017 by Sony Pictures Classics.

Cast

Production

An untitled project about an FBI agent, Mark Felt, was announced in January 2006. The film would be written by Peter Landesman and directed by Jay Roach for Universal Pictures and Playtone. Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman were attached as producers.[2] On November 3, 2015, it was announced that Landesman would direct a spy thriller film, Felt, based on his own script about the FBI agent who was also an informant for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. Felt was known as Deep Throat.[3] Liam Neeson joined the film to play the titular role.[3] MadRiver Pictures would finance the film and also produce it along with Scott Free Productions, Playtone, and Cara Films, while producers would be Ridley Scott, Goetzman, Hanks, Giannina Scott, Marc Butan, Christopher Woodrow, Roach, and Landesman.[3] On November 5, 2015, Diane Lane was cast in the film to play Felt's brilliant and troubled wife, Audrey, who shares the burden of Felt's dangerous struggle against the White House's Watergate scandal.[4] On November 6, 2015, Jason Bateman joined the film to play the role of an FBI agent and Felt lieutenant, Charlie Bates, who discovers that Felt is leaking classified information on the Watergate investigation.[5] On December 9, 2015, Maika Monroe also joined the cast for an unspecified role.[6] On April 29, 2016, a complete cast was announced; Tony Goldwyn to play FBI intel chief Ed Miller; Kate Walsh as Miller's wife, Pat; Josh Lucas as Charlie Bates; Michael C. Hall as John Dean; Marton Csokas and Tom Sizemore as Felt's rival FBI agents Pat Gray and Bill Sullivan, respectively; Wendi McLendon-Covey as Felt's secretary, Carol Tschudy; Ike Barinholtz as the head of the investigation, Angelo Lano; Bruce Greenwood as Time magazine reporter Sandy Smith; Brian d'Arcy James as FBI special agent Robert Kunkel; Noah Wyle as Stan Pottinger; Monroe as Felt's daughter, Joan; and Colm Meaney and Eddie Marsan as CIA agents.[7] Mark Felt's real-life grandson Will Felt also appears in a background cameo role as a CIA agent. Daniel Pemberton composed the film's score.[8]

Principal photography on the film began on May 2, 2016, in Atlanta.[9][10]

Release

In May 2017, Sony Pictures Classics acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film.[11] It is scheduled to be released on September 29, 2017.

References

  1. ↑ " Woodward and Bernstein expressed a concern that the Deep Throat story has, over the years, come to eclipse the many other elements that went into exposing the Watergate story. "Felt/Deep Throat largely confirmed information we had already gotten from other sources." --"The Watergate Story, Part 4: Deep Throat Revealed", Washington Post archives on line.
  2. ↑ Fleming, Michael (January 24, 2006). "Helmer digs ‘Deep’". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Jaafar, Ali (November 3, 2015). "Liam Neeson In Talks To Topline Watergate Pic ‘Felt’ With Peter Landesman Helming – AFM". deadline.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  4. ↑ McNary, Dave (November 5, 2015). "Diane Lane Joins Liam Neeson’s Spy Thriller ‘Felt’". variety.com. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
  5. ↑ Kit, Borys (November 6, 2015). "Jason Bateman Joins Liam Neeson in Watergate Thriller 'Felt'". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  6. ↑ Kroll, Justin (December 20, 2015). "‘It Follows’ Star Maika Monroe Joins Liam Neeson in ‘Felt’ (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  7. ↑ Jr, Mike Fleming (April 29, 2016). "Tony Goldwyn, Josh Lucas, Michael C Hall, Marton Csokas & Kate Walsh Surround Liam Neeson For Watergate Thriller ‘Felt’". Deadline. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Pemberton Scoring Peter Landesman's 'Felt'". FilmMusicReporter. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Liam Neeson's 'Felt' Atlanta Casting Call for Cops". Project Casting. 9 May 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  10. ↑ "On the Set for 5/6/16: Taron Egerton Starts ‘Kingsman’ Sequel, Hugh Jackman Begins on ‘Wolverine 3’, Rooney Mara & Robert Redford Finish ‘The Discovery’". SSN Insider. May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (May 25, 2017). "Sony Classics Buys Liam Neeson’s Watergate Drama ‘Silent Man’". Variety. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
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