Meghan Markle and her husband, Prince Harry, are still working together on some key projects amid speculation about their separate future plans and financial problems.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided to give their skills another chance, adapting a harrowing memoir to the screen through their production company, Archewell.
The California-based couple, making headlines for their upcoming move, is developing a Netflix movie based on “No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege.”
The memoirs were written by Major Adam Jowett about his command of Easy Company during a brutal 21-day siege in Helmand Province.
Matt Charman, who received an Oscar nomination for writing the Steven Spielberg-directed thriller “Bridge of Spies” starring Tom Hanks, will write the script.
The project falls under Archewell’s first-look deal with the streaming giant, which replaced its previous overall deal last year.
The couple’s new project could rebuild their image, since so far they have not managed to become stars.
Jowett’s account recounts the experiences of a hastily assembled and undermanned force consisting of Paras and Royal Irish Rangers during the summer of 2006.
The soldiers were ordered to defend the center of the Musa Qala district no matter the cost, and found themselves isolated in a ruined compound while vastly outnumbered by Taliban fighters surrounding the city.
Throughout the memoir, Jowett captures the intensity and disorder of the combat as enemy forces launched repeated attacks on his position.
The major relates that he took responsibility for his troops as they mounted a heroic defense during three weeks of relentless and grueling warfare.
This project has particular meaning for Harry, who completed two tours of active duty in Afghanistan, including service in Helmand province, where the siege took place.
