The final film from iconic director William Friedkin, The Caine Mutiny court-martialed, a premiere date has been set. The film will make its Paramount+ debut with Showtime on Friday, October 6, then air Sunday, October 8 at 9/8c, on Showtime.
The film will be based on the 1953 play by Herman Wouk, itself an adaptation of his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Caine Mutiny. The story follows a naval officer who is tried for mutiny after taking command from the captain of a ship he believes is acting unstable, endangering both the ship and its crew.
Although the original story is set during WWII, Friedkin updated the story “so it’s no longer Pearl Harbor. I made it contemporary, involving the Gulf of Hormuz and the Strait of Hormuz, which lead to Iran”.
The film has an outstanding cast which includes Jason Clarke as navel lawyer, Barney Greenwald, who is tasked with defending Lieutenant Steve Maryk, the first officer accused of mutiny. Jake Lacy assumes Maryk’s role and they are joined by Kiefer Sutherland as Lieutenant Philip Francis Queeg, the besieged ship’s captain, along with Monica Raimund, Lewis Pullmann, Jay Duplass, Tom Rileyand the delay Lance Reddick.
In the film, “As the naval court-martial begins, Barney Greenwald (Clarke), a skeptical naval lawyer, reluctantly agrees to defend Lieutenant Steve Maryk (Lacy), a Naval first officer who seized control of the USS CAINE from his overbearing Captain, Lieutenant Philip Francis Queeg (Sutherland), during a severe sea storm in hostile waters. As the process progresses, Greenwald grows increasingly concerned and questions whether the events aboard the Caine were an actual mutiny or simply the brave acts of a group of sailors who didn’t trust their volatile leader.
It looks like it’s going to be a great movie and we won’t have to wait much longer before we can see it.
by Joey Paur
Source: Geek Tyrant
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