By Jason Apuzzo. The Devil’s Double, about the mobster-like lifestyle of Saddam Hussein’s son Uday, is currently one of the hottest films at Sundance – and Lionsgate is currently rumored to be negotiating a deal for the film right now, according to Deadline. You can read Libertas’ glowing review of the film, from our own Joe Bendel at Sundance.
Also: there are some interesting new interviews out with Devil’s Double director Lee Tamahori (see here) and star Dominic Cooper (see here), who apparently delivers a knockout performance in the film. In the Tamahori interview, it’s incredible to hear him talk about Saddam’s “rotten regime” in Iraq, and how it was ultimately only “an invasion” that took the Hussein family down.
I certainly never expected to hear that from a filmmaker at Sundance. Times are obviously changing in the indie film world, and very much for the better.
Posted on January 28th, 2011 at 7:44am.
