The Cartel Pacts with David Permut on Nuclear Bomb Thriller

The Cartel has joined forces with Oscar- and Emmy-nominated producer David Permut (Hacksaw Ridge, Face/Off) to make the nuclear bomb thriller The Goldsboro Broken Arrow.

Together, The Cartel’s Stan Spry and Eric Woods and Permut acquired the motion picture rights to Joel Dobson’s novel The Goldsboro Broken Arrow, which was based on the true story of one of the most serious nuclear accidents in history. The book follows the formerly classified events in 1961 when four pilots ejected out of a B-52 aircraft carrying two thermonuclear bombs at 9,000 feet after the plane was struck multiple times by lightning and lost a wing. One pilot died, three others survived and the two nuclear bombs fell at a velocity of 700 mph and crashed into Goldsboro, N.C. Military veteran and filmmaker Robert Edwards (King’s Gambit, Blackwater) is on board to write the screenplay adaptation.

The Goldsboro Broken Arrow will be produced by The Cartel and Permut Presentations. David Permut, Stan Spry, Eric Woods, Michael Alfieri and Sterling Macer are producers, and Alex Astrachan will serve as co-producer.

Permut said: “It’s scary to think that the incident that happened in Goldsboro so many years ago could still very well happen today. It was only until very recently that the truth about this event was uncovered, leaving me to wonder how many other secrets the government is still keeping from us, today.”

Spry said: “We’re thrilled to partner with David who has a knack for finding inspirational, compelling stories and bringing them to life on screen. Robert is a creative and talented writer and having him attached to the project will bring authenticity through his real-life military experience.”