Tom Hardy and Tye Sheridan are just some of the big names joining the cast of the Vietnam War feature The Things They Carried. Back in March 2019, we reported Rupert Sanders (Snow White and the Huntsman) would direct the feature-length adaptation of author and Vietnam vet Tim O'Brien's 1990 short story collection based on his experiences in the war. The book received major acclaim upon release, eventually going on to become a Pulitzer Prize finalist. The short story "Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong" served as the basis for the 1998 Kiefer Sutherland movie A Soldier'…

Rupert Sanders is set to direct the Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried, based on the acclaimed collection of linked short stories by Tim O'Brien, who drew on his own experiences as a soldier in the 23rd Infantry Division. The Things They Carried follows a platoon of American soldiers fighting on the ground in the Vietnam War. It was O'Brien's third book about the war, one he wrote in response to what he considered ignorance surrounding the war, and it wound up becoming a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. One of O'Brien's stories, "Sweetheart … The post Exclusive: Rupert Sanders to Direct Vietnam War Movie ‘The Things They Carried’ appeared first on Collider.