Al Pacino is attached to play controversial, assisted suicide doctor, Jack Kevorkian in an HBO biopic to be directed by Barry Levinson, reports Varitey. The film will focus on Kevorkian’s development of the infamous “Mercy Machine,” his assisted suicide machine, and the public outcry it caused. Adam Mazer is responsible for the script, and Levinson, [...]
Barry Levinson, veteran director of “Diner,” “The Natural,” “Wag the Dog,” and “Rain Man,” hasn’t made much of a dent in the consciousness of the critics or the pocketbooks of the public since 2001′s “Bandits.” But the 67-year old filmmaker may have an ace up his sleeve in the coming of age tale set in [...]
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