Scott is also seeking to hire screenwriters in the coming weeks alongside his coproducer Adam Smith of Kaos Entertainment.
Saman Kunan, a former Thai Navy SEAL,died from asphyxiationduring the operation.
It was a monumental effort.
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On the non-fiction front, the Discovery Channel hasfast-tracked a television documentarychronicling the incident.
ET, followed by an encore presentation Saturday, July 14 at 10:00 p.m.
ET on the Science Channel.
Pure Flix did not immediately respond to EWs request for more details on their as-yet-untitled theatrical production.
Read THRs full interview with Scotthere.
