David Gordon Green Helming Teen Fugitive Flick

Colton Harris-Moore is not your run-of-the-mill rebellious teenager. The so-called Barefoot Burglar has been on the loose in the Pacific Northwest since 2008, after stealing any means of transportation available (car, boat, airplane) to get away from the police. And director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Snow Angels) plans to direct a movie based on Harris-Moore’s exploits.

According to Variety, Fox recently bought the rights to Taking Flight: The Hunt for a Young Outlaw, based on an Outside magazine profile written by Bob Friel. One of Harris-Moore’s most notable crimes (he is suspected of committing over 100) involved the teen stealing, piloting and crashing an airplane in the Cascade Mountains.

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