Movie Producer Buys Rights to 'Termite Watkins' Story

Fred Kuehnert's indie production banner has acquired the rights to the story of Maurice 'Termite' Watkins, a PCO who trained Iraqi boxer Najah Ali to victory in the 2004 Summer Olympics.

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Fred Kuehnert's indie production banner has acquired the rights to the story of Maurice "Termite" Watkins, a former boxer who volunteered to work as an exterminator for the U.S. military in Iraq, only to be recruited to coach Iraqi boxer Najah Ali to victory in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Tyro scribe Jerry Griffin, a decorated military veteran, is penning the script. No director is yet attached.

Source: Variety.com

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