Peter Berg to Direct Navy SEAL-inspired 'Lone Survivor'

The death of Taliban head Osama Bin Laden has led to Hollywood's recent surge of U.S. armed forces missions to find the terrorists related movies, with The Hurt Locker director Kathryn Bigelow being the first to spearhead a project. 

Now another big time director, Hancock's Peter Berg is out to make his own passion project about a Navy SEAL mission that is ambushed by Taliban members in Afghanistan called Lone Survivor, according to Deadline. 

Berg recently wrapped up the movie adaptation of the popular boardgame Battleship (pictured above), due out this summer for Universal, which helped the studio back his desire to make this new project.  Lone Survivor comes from a novel by former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, who was one of four SEALs captured by the Taliban en route to assasinate a terrorist leader. 

Berg acknowledged in an interview with Deadline that "Bin Laden's death has cleared the way for this".  He further explained the premise of the movie.

"The mission was similar to the assassination mission that got Bin Laden, but things got complicated when they ran into three kids and an old man," Berg said.  "Under the rules of engagement they could've killed them, but they decided to let them go and take their chances, even though they knew these people would likely talk."

Apparently he is already out searching for cast members for Lone Survivor, with Battleship and Friday Night Lights running buddy Taylor Kitsch in mind for a role as one of the Navy SEALs. 

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[Jeremy Wynia]

Berg is awesome.