Barry Levinson has often taken a sideways look at real life, especially in his political satires such as Wag the Dog and Man of the Year. And he’s also dabbled in hefty, emotional drama. But now it appears he’s looking to combine the two, setting up indie drama O.K.C., which will follow some of the real-life events that occurred after the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.
Clay Wold is behind the script, and he has a very personal connection to the tale. His brother was, at the time, a young legal clerk who found himself recruited to the legal team charged with defending bomber Timothy McVeigh, the man ultimately convicted of detonating a truck bomb outside the Alfred P Murrah Building in the city. The attack left 168 people dead and injured 450.
Wold’s brother began digging as ordered into the case and soon found himself unravelling a bigger conspiracy that put him at serious risk.
The latest draft of the script is expected to arrive on Levinson’s desk next week and, while he’s busy shooting sci-fi drama Isopod, he’s looking to make O.K.C. his next job.