Dundalk-born director John Moore has signed on to direct World War II biopic ‘Come Hell Or High Water’.
Moore is currently in post-production of the thriller ‘I.T’ which stars Pierce Brosnan as a successful owner of a private jet business who finds himself pitted against a disgruntled young I.T. consultant who begins stalking his daughter and using technology to threaten his family, business and life. The film shot in Dublin in June.
‘Come Hell Or High Water’ will tell the true story of Capt. Ernest Evans and follow his actions during the Battle off Samar, a critical part of the October 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf that is considered perhaps the largest naval engagement in history.
DKIT graduate Moore has an impressive pedigree of directing big-budget films that have become commercially successful with his filmography consisting of ‘Behind Enemy Lines’, ‘Flight of the Phoenix’, ‘The Omen’, ‘Max Payne’ and ‘A Good Day To Die Hard’.
The script is written by William Wisher and John Moore is producing alongside Yale Badik, Des Carey and Colin Wilson.
