Jake Gyllenhaal to Play War Hero in ‘Combat Control,’ MGM Nears Deal for Sam Hargrave-Directed Film
Ethan Shanfeld MGM is in negotiations to acquire “Combat Control,” starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Sam Hargrave (“Extraction”).Hargrave and Shelby Malone will also serve as associate producers alongside Gyllenhaal and Ryan Cassells as executive producers.The Hideaway Entertainment president Matthew Rhodes, CEO Jonathan Gray and VP Kristy Grisham will produce and co-finance the project. Rhodes, who formerly led Bold Films, worked with Gyllenhaal on 2014’s “Nightcrawler.”“Combat Control” is based on the New York Times bestseller “Alone at Dawn,” a true story about American war veteran John Chapman (to be played by Gyllenhaal), written by Dan Schilling and Lori Chapman Longfritz.