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Warner Bros. Secures Film Rights to New York Times Rescue Story Published April 7, 2026
Warner Bros. Pictures won the feature film rights to 'A Daring Rescue Behind Enemy Lines,' a New York Times piece detailing a U.S. military operation in Iran. The story, published April 7, 2026, chronicles the rescue of an injured airman after his F-15E was downed. Harrison Query is adapting the project.
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Warner Bros. Pictures has acquired the feature film rights to 'A Daring Rescue Behind Enemy Lines,' a recent New York Times story from The Daily, Deadline reported. The story chronicles a U.S. military rescue operation in Iran following the downing of an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jet.
The story details how an airman ejected from the jet and spent hours evading capture while injured. U.S. forces, with assistance from the CIA, executed a plan to recover the airman from a remote 7,000-foot ridge line.
Warner Bros. secured the rights in a competitive bidding situation that included Netflix and Anonymous Content. Warner Bros. purchased rights to the story for Matt Reeves’ 6th & Idaho to produce. Separately, Warner Bros. ' 6th & Idaho recently saw success with 'The Wrecking Crew,' starring Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista, which topped global charts on Prime Video.
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