Patrick M. Healy will write the screenplay for HBO’s adaptation of Eating with the Enemy, by Robert Egan and Kurt Pitzer. The book tells Egan’s true story of acting as a freelance diplomat with North Korea from his BBQ restaurant in Hackensack, NJ. James Gandolfini is set to star as Egan.
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‘Eating with the Enemy’ scriptwriter named
October 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Hear It Here First, HighBridge at the Movies
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International diplomacy, New Jersey style: ‘Eating with the Enemy’ arrives on audiobook
July 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Hear It Here First
The bizarre but true tale of New Jersey native Robert Egan’s experience as an accidental diplomat with North Korea—and “an enlightening, and precarious, experiment in the ways opposing cultures can merge and acquiesce” (Kirkus Reviews)—Eating With the Enemy has been garnering major attention ever since it was published earlier this year. It’s been featured in […]
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