Daniel Voll

Daniel Voll, a Rockford, Illinois native, is a journalist who has written for Esquire,[1] Vanity Fair, and The New York Times.[2] He has reported from Bosnia, South Africa, and covered the U.S. pullout from Iraq for Esquire magazine. He has also written extensively on hate crimes in America[3] and produced the HBO documentary, Soldiers in the Army of God, about the violent wing of the anti-abortion movement.[4] In television he has served as executive producer and writer on the prime time dramas, Lie To Me, The Unit,[5] and Threat Matrix.[6] For Oliver Stone, he adapted the screenplay Patriots, based on his reporting of a racially motivated murder in the 82nd Airborne; and for MGM, he wrote Fire Dogs, about a season he spent fighting forest fires with a convict crew. An Esquire contributing editor, Voll lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Cecilia Peck, and their two children, Harper and Ondine.[7]

On May 22, 2017, various entertainment journals reported Oliver Stone was attached to a television series about the Guantanamo detention camp, that had been created by Voll.[8][9][10][11] Stone is reported to be scheduled to direct every episode of the first season.

References

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  1. ^ Steigerwald, Bill (1999-02-04). "Don't Judge Esquire by its Cover". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Retrieved 2016-08-21.
  2. ^ Albiniak, Paige (October 13, 2003). "Post-9/11 becomes a television plot: Threat Matrix feeds on new interest in national security.(Programming)". Broadcasting & Cable.
  3. ^ "ESQUIRE MAGAZINES VOLL DISCUSSES SKINHEAD... Stock Footage & Video Clips - NBCUniversal Archives". www.nbcuniversalarchives.com. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  4. ^ Montagne, Renee (March 30, 2001). "HBO's "Soldiers in the Army of God"". NPR Morning Edition.
  5. ^ "The Unit DVD news: Press Release & Box Art for The Unit - Season 4 and The Unit - The Complete Series Gift Set - TVShowsOnDVD.com". www.tvshowsondvd.com. Archived from the original on 2016-09-19. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  6. ^ "Daniel Voll". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-08-20.
  7. ^ Haney, Lynn (2009). Gregory Peck: A Charmed Life. Da Capo Press. p. 414. ISBN 978-0786737819.
  8. ^ Kate Stanhope (2017-05-22). "Weinstein TV Nabs Oliver Stones Guantanamo Prison Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  9. ^ "Oliver Stone to direct Guantánamo Bay TV series". Miami Herald. 2017-05-22. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-24. Stone plans to direct the entire first season of the show, which was created by Daniel Voll.
  10. ^ Denise Petski (2017-05-22). "Weinstein TV Acquires Guantanamo Series From Oliver Stone & Daniel Voll". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  11. ^ Joe Otterson (2017-05-22). "Weinstein Company Acquires Oliver Stone TV Series Guantanamo". Variety magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24.