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Ben Stiller in Talks to Direct WWII Escape Film 'Airman' as A24 Negotiates and Jeremy Allen White Is Eyed to Star

The developing feature adapts the nonfiction account The Lost Airman with production targeted for early 2027 if deals close.

Overview

  • Stiller is negotiating to direct and produce the project, which would mark his return to features after recent prestige TV work.
  • A24 is in talks to land the package, with key attachments still being finalized.
  • Jeremy Allen White is being eyed for the lead role in the adaptation.
  • The film draws from Seth Meyerowitz’s 2016 book about a U.S. turret-gunner aided by the French Resistance to escape occupied France to Spain.
  • Ben Shattuck wrote the screenplay, with producers including John Lesher, P. J. van Sandwijk, and Jake Gyllenhaal via Nine Stories.