Ronan Bennett Upgrades “The Day Of The Jackal” From Analog To Digital In His TV Adaptation
#TheDayOfTheJackal burst into the literary consciousness with the riveting Frederick Forsythe novel about a lone wolf assassin contracted by a paramilitary group to assassinate French president Charles de Gaulle. It was soon followed by a film in 1973 directed by Fred Zinneman.
After a more than two decades period in the public subconscious, the Jackal returns as a television series starring Eddie Redmayne as the elusive assassin and Lashana Lynch as Bianca Pullman who takes him down.
Ronan Bennett, who created the television series, shares his insights with Creative Screenwriting Magazine about injecting new excitement in the familiar political thriller genre.
Continue reading our interview with Ronan HERE.