Body of Lies (film)

Directed by Ridley Scott
Produced by Ridley Scott
Donald De Line
Written by Novel:
David Ignatius
Screenplay:
William Monahan

Body of Lies is an upcoming 2008 American feature film adaptation of the novel Body of Lies by David Ignatius about a CIA operative who goes to Jordan to track a high-ranking terrorist. The film is directed by Ridley Scott, written by William Monahan, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Production took place in Washington DC, Europe, Morocco and the Middle East.

In March 2006, Warner Bros. hired screenwriter William Monahan to adapt the novel Penetration by David Ignatius into a feature film, which would be directed by Ridley Scott. In April 2007, with the novel re-titled Body of Lies and the film similarly re-titled, actor Leonardo DiCaprio was cast into the lead role.[10] After DiCaprio was cast, Russell Crowe was courted for a supporting role, to which he formally committed after Monahan's script is revised by Steve Zaillian, who scripted Scott and Crowe's American Gangster.

Production is taking place in Washington D.C., Europe, and the Middle East. Scott sought to film in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, but the federation's National Media Council denied the director permission due to the script's politically sensitive nature. As a result, scenes set in the Middle East were instead filmed in Morocco. Filming began on September 5, 2007 at the Eastern Market, Washington, D.C. It was a part of Capitol Hill neighborhood that was converted to resemble a wintry Amsterdam to film ten to fifteen seconds of a car bombing. Filming took place in Mayo, Maryland to stand in for northern Virginia. Locations in Baltimore also stood in for Manchester, England and Munich, Germany. Production moved to Morocco afterward, where a nine-week shoot took place at CLA Studios in the city of Ouarzazate.

Plot
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A CIA operative (Leonardo DiCaprio) is sent to Jordan to find a high-ranking terrorist. While in Jordan, the operative forms an uneasy alliance with the head of Jordan's covert operations.

Cast

Leonardo DiCaprio - Roger Ferris

Russell Crowe - Ed Hoffman

Carice van Houten - Gretchen Ferris

Michael Gaston - Holiday

Vince Colosimo - Skip
Clara Khoury - Bassam's Wife
Alon Abutbul
Jamil Khoury - Marwan
Shredi Jabarin - Jihadist

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