![]() She said she always starts any conversation about the book by telling people the case is “a modern-day ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’,” though she said the courtroom drama in the completed movie is likely to be minimal. Producer Elizabeth Fowler first read Leveritt’s book eight years ago, and optioned it for a film soon after. Asked if the script will have to be changed now that Echols, Baldwin and Misskelley have been released, he said that the film will “absorb” those facts. The book represents several years on investigative work done by Mara, as she takes an extremely deep dive into the West Memphis Three case. ![]() If it doesn't, all their talk about 'getting to the truth' is nothing more than the occasional commercial break from the. I hope Mara Leveritt's book inspires those AR authorities to correct their errors. ![]() ![]() And the footnotes alone will keep you riveted. ![]() Egoyan was reportedly traveling in Europe and couldn’t be reached by press time, but he told the Hollywood Reporter last week that the “Devil’s Knot” film will focus on the “rush to justice” before and during the trials, which he called “a contemporary Salem witchhunt.” Damien Echols, Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley won’t be the protagonists of the film, Egoyan said, with screenwriters instead focusing on others in the community to create an ensemble drama giving the big picture of what happened and why. Mara is the well known author who wrote the groundbreaking book The Devil’s Knot. Devil's Knot reads like the best novel you ever read - the one you can't put down. ![]()
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