Meghan Markle and her husband Prince Harry are still working together on a few key projects amid speculation about their separate future plans and financial struggles.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have decided to give their skills another try by adapting a poignant memoir for the screen through their production company, Archewell.
The California-based couple, who are making headlines over their upcoming move, are developing a Netflix feature film based on “No Way Out: The Searing True Story of Men Under Siege.”
The memoir was written by Major Adam Jowett about his command of Easy Company during a brutal 21-day siege in Helmand province.
Matt Charman, who received an Oscar nomination for writing the Steven Spielberg-directed thriller “Bridge of Spies” starring Tom Hanks, will write the screenplay.
The project comes as part of Archewell’s first look deal with the streaming giant, which replaced their previous overall deal last year.
The couple’s new project could rebuild their image, as so far they have failed to become stars.
Jowett’s account recounts the experiences of a hastily assembled and under-equipped force including the Paras and the Royal Irish Rangers during the summer of 2006.
The soldiers were ordered to defend the district center of Musa Qala whatever the cost, finding themselves isolated in a dilapidated compound while vastly outnumbered by Taliban fighters who surrounded the town.
Throughout his memoir, Jowett captures the intensity and disorder of the fight as enemy forces launched repeated assaults on his position.
The major says he bore responsibility for his troops as they mounted a heroic defense during three weeks of relentless and exhausting war.
This project is of particular importance to Harry, who served two tours of active duty in Afghanistan, including in Helmand province, where the siege took place.
