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"Fight or Die" Airs on Discovery Channel June 26, 2008
June 24, 2008 - From Executive Producer Randall Wallace (Braveheart, Pearl Harbor, We Were Soldiers, The Man in the Iron Mask), comes Fight Or Die, an exciting new epic documentary special that captures the personal experience of war in groundbreaking fashion by delving inside the psyche of the soldier under fire, allowing viewers to walk the Thin Red Line that separates sanity from madness and the living from the dead. Harrowing personal accounts of battle are seamlessly blended with cinematic dramatizations, digitally remastered combat footage, and a bullet-ridden soundscape to present one of the most riveting, emotional, and realistic portrayals of war ever produced for television.

The first episode, Valley of Death, tells the real-life story of a group of American soldiers whose lives were made famous in WallaceÕs motion picture We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson. On November 14, 1965 in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam, in a small clearing called Landing Zone X-Ray, 2,000 enemy soldiers surrounded 400 United States Army troopers. The ensuing battle was one of the most savage in U.S. history. Fight Or Die is a tribute to the nobility of those men under fire, their common acts of uncommon valor, and their loyalty to and love for one another.

Fight Or Die will air on Discovery Channel and Discovery Channel HD on Thursday, June 26th at 10pm (ET/PT).


Wallace On Cover ofScript Magazine
Check out the cover story from Script Magazine about Randall Wallace and his screenplay adaptation of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged to star Angelina Jolie.


From Variety.com: Weighty Gig for Wallace
by Pamela McClintock

November, 2006 - Writer-director Randall Wallace wasn't about to shrug off the chance to adapt Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged" for the bigscreen. Wallace, the "Braveheart" scribe known for taking on epic themes, will begin penning the script immediately for Lionsgate.

Angelina Jolie has already signed on to star in the film, which is being produced by Howard and Karen Baldwin ("Ray") -- who hold the rights to the classic book -- and Media Talent Group topper Geyer Kosinski.

Wallace, who last wrote and directed "We Were Soldiers" for Paramount, said he and his college-age son made a deal last year to read each other's favorite books. His was C.S. Lewis' "Mere Christianity," which runs around 100 pages; his son's was "Atlas Shrugged," which runs more than 1,100 pages.

"I was fascinated by Rand's book. It was original and provocative," Wallace told Daily Variety.

Wallace intends to finish the adaptation before he starts production next year on Catherine the Great epic "The Mercenary," another collaboration with Jolie.

"Mercenary," previously titled "Love and Honor," will be produced by Wallace's shingle, the Wheelhouse, which is in the final stages of closing a slate financing deal with a Wall Street private equity fund. "Mercenary," set in Russia during the time of the American Revolution, would be financed by the fund.

A movie version of "Atlas Shrugged" has been long in the making. Producer Al Ruddy tried for years, attracting the interest of Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford and Faye Dunaway along the way.

Jolie is another longtime fan of Rand's, and she was eager to play the role of Dagny Taggart, the most powerful female character in any of the Russian-born author's books.

Wallace is repped by William Morris Agency. Jolie is managed by Kosinski.


Titan Quest PC Game Hits Store Shelves
July 28, 2006 - Video game companies Iron Lore Entertainment and THQ have teamed up with Wheelhouse in their latest blockbuster PC-game effort Titan Quest. The story is written by Randall Wallace, with all members of the Wheelhouse staff participating as story editors (Danielle Lemmon and Stephen Zapotoczny) or story consultants (Kevin Gugle, Jill Rytie, and former Wheelhouse staffer Jason Tracey). Check out the trailer for the game and get more info at Titanquestgame.com.