Liam Neeson Will Play Deep Throat in Historical Spy Thriller FELT

Not to be confused with this movie, Parkland director Peter Landesman is writing and directing a historical spy thriller called Felt, and we were just sent a press release which announced Liam Neeson as its star. Here's the synopsis:

FELT is a taut spy thriller, centering on “Deep Throat”, the pseudonym given to the notorious whistleblower for one of the greatest scandals of all time, Watergate. The true identity of the secret informant remained a mystery and source of much public curiosity and speculation for more than 30 years. That is until, in 2005, special agent Mark Felt (Neeson) shockingly revealed himself as the tipster. This unbelievable true story chronicles the personal and professional life of the brilliant and uncompromising Felt, who risked and ultimately sacrificed everything – his family, his career, his freedom – in the name of justice.

We've seen some of this story unfold on film before (notably in All The President's Men), but it should be interesting to see if Landesman — who apparently has a thing for telling true stories with Parkland and the upcoming Will Smith movie Concussion on his resume — will be able to do it justice from Felt's perspective. The list of producers on this movie includes Ridley Scott, Tom Hanks, and Jay Roach (among others), so there's definitely some talent behind the scenes that should hopefully be able to guide this movie to becoming the best it can be. 

Filming begins this coming March, and we'll keep you posted with more info as it becomes available.