By Romeo San Vicente
Ron Nyswaner Has (Intelligent) Designs on Dover
The writer of
Philadelphia is headed back to Pennsylvania. Out screenwriter Ron
Nyswaner (whose other credits include The Painted Veil and
Soldier's Girl) has been hired by Paramount Pictures to write
Dover, a film about the 2005 trial that halted a Pennsylvania school
board from teaching "intelligent design" over evolution.
 The
writer sees the film, envisioned as a new-millennial Inherit the Wind,
as a portrait of a town where neighbor was pitted against neighbor in a
conflict between religious faith and scientific fact.
He'll use courtroom transcripts, interviews, and news coverage of the
battle to help him research the screenplay, which he's writing for
producer Lynda Obst (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days).
Look for shooting dates to be set once the production gets past the
writing stage.
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