Leading Hollywood screenwriters Bruce McKenna and John Fusco have been tapped by U.S-based Inspire Studios to write two Asian-themed war features. One will go into production this year, the other i…
VarietyMcKenna, who co-wrote and co-produced the Emmy-winning mini-series “The Pacific,” and wrote part of “Band of Brothers,” is attached to the company’s debut release, Filipino-Hollywood feature “Angel Warrior” as scriptwriter. Cyrus Nowrasteh is already attached a writer.and executive produced by John Shepherd , Thailand’s Buranasompod Pongrapee and Manny Pacquiao, the renowned Filipino boxing champion, politician and media personality.
Fusco and his son Giovanni have committed to write the screenplay for the studios’ second release “Palawan: Last Man Out.” Also fact-based, the film recounts the story of 150 American prisoners of war who were burned alive during in the Philippines by their Japanese captors. The father-and-son team previously penned Netflix series “Marco Polo.”optional screen reader
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