John Madden can't avoid 'Debt'

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9021-Oh Shit: Brenda's Back
Published 7/3/2008 at Vulture
... in Debt: John Madden, the non-football-commentating director of Shakespeare in Love, is in talks to helm The Debt for Miramax. Drama follows an Israeli intelligence agent who let a Nazi war criminal escape in the 60s, and then must catch him when he resurfaces in the 90s. According to Madden, "It's a lot like missing a key tackle early and then making up for it with a sack when Coach calls a Dime-Normal Engage Eight blitz." [HR] ...

9021-Oh Shit: Brenda’s Back
Published 7/3/2008 at Vulture
... in Debt: John Madden, the non-football-commentating director of Shakespeare in Love, is in talks to helm The Debt for Miramax. Drama follows an Israeli intelligence agent who let a Nazi war criminal escape in the 60s, and then must catch him when he resurfaces in the 90s. According to Madden, "It's a lot like missing a key tackle early and then making up for it with a sack when Coach calls a Dime-Normal Engage Eight blitz." [HR] ...

John Madden in talks to direct ‘The Debt’
Published 7/3/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... According to The Hollywood Reporter, John Madden is in negotiations to direct Miramax’s upcoming thriller “The Debt,” a remake of the 2007 Israeli film “HaHov.” ...

John Madden Zeroes In On 'The Debt'
Published 7/6/2008 by Monika Bartyzel at Cinematical
... , Miramax grabbed a spec for the remake of an Israeli thriller called The Debt. Matthew Vaughn, director of Layer Cake, wrote the adaptation along with writing partner Jane Goldman. But he wasn't interested in directing it himself, for whatever reason. Now it looks like the bunch of directors who were circling the project have been whittled down to one, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, the winner is ...