Los Angeles May 24 (IANS) "Wonder Woman" star Gal Gadot is on board to produce and possibly star in a movie based on Peter Kornbluhs article "‘My Dearest Fidel: An ABC Journalists Secret Liaison With Fidel Castro."
Studio Warner Bros has acquired movie rights for Sue Kroll on behalf of Kroll & Co. Entertainment through her exclusive deal. Kroll has partnered with Gadot and Jaron Varsano in developing the material. Kroll Gadot and Varsano will produce the film reports variety.com.
"Narcos" co-creator Chris Brancato will write the adaptation of Kornbluh s article.
The article chronicles the previously untold story of how ABC journalist Lisa Howard engaged in what Kornbluh described as "intimate diplomacy" with Castro. Howard was ABC s first full-time female reporter and became a key asset in the establishment of a top-secret channel between Washington and Havana to discuss reconciliation after the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
Howard died in 1965 of an overdose of painkillers.
"When I first read Peter s article I was entranced by his thrilling account of a complicated fascinating woman in the midst of a high-stakes real-life drama " Gadot said.
"I knew immediately that I had to be involved creatively with telling Lisa Howard s story and am thrilled to be producing this film with Sue " she added.
Kornbluh is a historian of US-Cuban relations at the National Security Archive in Washington D.C.
Kroll said in a statement: "I m so excited to bring this story to life with great creative partners in Gal Jaron Peter and Chris. This is a remarkable true story anchored by an incredible woman and lends itself to a dramatic and thrilling cinematic experience."

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