The scandal that derailed the career of a broadcast legend will be told by an all-star cast. Robert Redford will play Dan Rather, and Cate Blanchett will co-star as his CBS News producer Mary Mapes in an adaptation of Mapes’ memoir “Truth and Duty,” an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. “The Amazing Spider-Man” screenwriter James Vanderbilt is making his feature directorial debut on the project, which will be based on Mapes’ “Truth and Duty: The Press, The President, And The Privilege Of Power.” It will delve into the scandal behind Rather's reporting on CBS’ “60 Minutes II” that President George W....
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