Written by Cal Kemp

 

The book tells the story from the point of view of R. Lawrence "Chap" Chapman, a British officer who tells of the real-life plot to assassinate German Field Officer Erwin Rommel, nicknamed the "Desert Fox".  (Spoiler Alert: It doesn't work.)

Randall Wallace, a fellow who has marks for ("Braveheart") and against ("Peal Harbor") will take on scripting duties and will, no doubt, toss in that Bruckheimer zing we've come to expect from our historical epics. Also, I'm betting, a new title. 

This seems like a rather odd time to announce this film as it has a very, very similar plot to Bryan Singer's "Valkyrie". (In fact, Rommel's actual death came at his own hands as a direct result of Operation Valkyrie) Of course with the way they've throwing "Valkyrie"'s release around, "Rommel" may actually come out first.