The Gray Man: A Look at the Novel That Inspired the Movie
Afilm adaptation of the novelby Mark Greaney,The Gray Man,has waited patiently in the background to be produced ever since 2011. That year, it was announced that the project would be steered by director James Gray, known forLittle OdessaandThe Lost City of Z.At that time, Brad Pitt had been cast to star, but three years later the project lost its footing and disappeared. In a discussion with Mark Randall of theDeSoto Times-Tribune, author Mark Greaney says that it has been 13years since he optioned the book for the story to materialize on film, but “even if it was 26 or 39 years, [he considers himself] very lucky....