Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet tipped to play Sgt Blackman and his devoted wife as Marine A's battle heads to the big screen
- Star Al Pacino could play Alexander Blackman's lawyer Jonathan Goldman QC
- Sergeant Blackman, 42, was released from HMP Erlestoke Prison, Wiltshire
- He was jailed for life in 2013 and served 1,277 days behind bars before release
Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet are tipped to play Sergeant Blackman and his wife in a Hollywood film about Marine A's battle.
Alexander Blackman, 42, who served 1,277 days behind bars, was freed after wife Claire campaigned tirelessly on his behalf.
Lawer Jonathan Goldberg QC could be played by Al Pacino and has spent time in Hollywood discussing film opportunities.
Tom Hardy and Kate Winslet could star in a film about Sergeant Blackman and his wife's campaign to set him free. Hardy is no stranger to military roles and started his career as Private John Jomec in HBO epic Band of Brothers
Kate Winslet is tipped to play Claire Blackman, Marine A's devoted wife who campaigned tirelessly to appeal against his life sentence. Last month they won a stunning legal victory at the Appeal Court which dramatically slashed Sergeant Blackman's sentence
He said on Sky News: 'I was out there [Hollywood] two weeks ago to discuss it - there's talk even of Kate Winslet to play Claire and Tom Hardy playing him and Al Pacino playing me, can you believe it.'
He also told the Telegraph: 'Once they are fully decompressed I will meet them and we will discuss the interesting meeting I just had in Hollywood at the invitation of a famous producer from which it is clear that a major movie could be in the offing if they wish it.'
Sergeant Blackman was jailed for life in 2013 after he shot a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan.
He was released in the early hours of yesterday morning after his wife's successful campaigning.
Lawyer Jonathan Goldberg QC could be played by Al Pacino and has spent time in Hollywood discussing film opportunities. He said: 'I was out there two weeks ago to discuss it'
Sealed with a hug from his ‘wife in a million’, Alexander Blackman finally savoured freedom yesterday. He said: 'Suddenly I can sleep when I want, eat when I want, go for a walk'
In an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail, he said: ‘She is a wife in a million. Other inmates often said how lucky I was to have her fighting so hard for me.
'I don’t think there is anybody who has witnessed the effort she has gone to who will doubt how she feels about me, and that’s beyond words really.
Daily Mail readers raised £810,000 to fund a fresh legal challenge against Sergeant Blackman's sentence. He has been released on licence from HMP Erlestoke Prison in Wiltshire, half way through his revised sentence
'You just can’t imagine anyone cares for you that much.
‘I also want to thank the Daily Mail’s readers with all my heart. Without their amazing support, I would still be behind bars.
'Suddenly I can sleep when I want, eat when I want, go for a walk... this freedom of choice over basic things is going to take some getting used to.’
Daily Mail readers raised £810,000 to fund a fresh legal challenge and last month he won a stunning victory at the Appeal Court which dramatically slashed his sentence.
He has now been released on licence from HMP Erlestoke Prison in Wiltshire, half way through his revised jail term.
Hollywood hard man Tom Hardy has played a number of military roles in his career.
In 2001, he played Private John Janovec in HBO epic Band of Brothers and is set to star in Christopher Nolan's Second World War film Dunkirk.
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