Fans of the law and/or Michael Douglas may rejoice anew! There is a courtroom drama in the works called “Tragic Indifference” and we get the skinny from Variety:
Michael Douglas will star in “Tragic Indifference,” a courtroom thriller based on a landmark liability case against Ford; 2929 Prods. will finance the film and produce with Douglas’ Furthur Films.
Douglas will play the attorney who took Ford to court on behalf of a single mother from Texas who was paralyzed and nearly died after an accident. The trial exposed the automaker’s indifference to flaws in its SUVs.
I am not usually into courtroom drama, but when the acting is great – it can make for some fantastic cinema. I do like Michael Douglas and can see myself enjoying him as a Lawer that is fighting the man (Ford). Courtroom drama involving a David and Goliath character usually makes for the most exciting; you could not hope for better examples of both. Ford is as big a Goliath as you could get, and a paralysed woman is a perfect David.
The automotive recall speech given by Norton in fight club is one of my favourites ever. It is morbid math that is done by corporations to determine if a recall is worth it financially. If less die that anticipated, settling lawsuits may be cheaper than a recall. Watch the first 30 min of Fight Club if you want to see it.
There is a great story to be told here, and I will be interested to see the news of this project as it progresses.
