Peter Berg Wants to Direct Real-Life Family Drama ‘Father’s Day’
Posted on Tuesday, June 19th, 2012 by Russ Fischer
Battleship and Friday Night Lights director Peter Berg is moving towards a big-screen drama that is more akin to his football-themed work than most of the other stuff on his CV.
In fact, the potential film in question is Father’s Day, based on the book of the same name by original Friday Night Lights book author Buzz Bissinger. Despite the author, however, this isn’t a sports drama, but a family story. The book is subtitled ‘A Journey into the Mind and Heart of My Extraordinary Son,’ which should give you some idea of the about-face this would be if it turns into Berg’s next feature after Battleship. Read More »
