Only a Kennedy (or a Clinton) could get away with driving off a bridge (probably drunk) save yourself allow Mary Jo to drown report it 9 hours later get a two-month suspended jail sentence and still remain a United States Senator for 47 years!
Maybe they could get Charlie Sheen to play the part. They have a lot in common.
Imagine same scenario but a Republican.
Chris Lee a Republican had to resign based upon this one photo.
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"Fifty Shades of Grey" director Sam Taylor-Johnson is in talks to direct a movie based on the 1969 car accident involving Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and campaign worker Mary Jo Kopechne.
"Chappaquiddick" will be distributed by Apex Entertainment with a script from Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan.
"I've done a lot of true life stories, many sports stories, but this one had a deep impact on this country," producer Mark Ciardi told The Hollywood Reporter. "Everyone has an idea of what happened on and this strings together the events in a compelling and emotional way. You'll see what he had to go through."
According to producers, "Chappaquiddick" is political thriller that unveils the true story of what is described as the seven most dramatic days of Kennedy's life. On the eve of the moon landing, Kennedy becomes entangled in a tragic car accident that results in the death of a former Robert F. Kennedy campaign worker. The Massachusetts senator struggles to follow his own moral compass and simultaneously protect his family's legacy, all while simply trying to keep his own political ambitions alive.
According to his own testimony, Kennedy accidentally drove his car off a one-lane bridge before swimming free, leaving the scene, and not reporting about the accident for nine hours. Meanwhile, Kopechne had died in the car through drowning or suffocation. Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of a crash after causing injury and later received a two-month suspended jail sentence.
Casting is underway, according to The Hollywood Reporter, with principle photography set to begin in late spring.
Taylor-Johnson is best known for directing "Grey," which raked in more than $570 million at the box office worldwide.
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