Acclaimed British screenwriter Peter Morgan has stepped down from the director's chair for The Special Relationship, his third film following key moments in the career of former British prime minister Tony Blair. The Special Relationship — based on Blair's close bond with former U.S. president Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2000 — was to have been Morgan's directorial debut. No reason was given for Morgan's departure. He remains listed as writer and an executive producer on the project. British director Richard Loncraine, whose wide-ranging credits include the 1995 movie Richard III, the 2004 romantic comedy Wimbledon, and TV productions The Gathering Storm, My House in Umbria and Band of Brothers, will now helm the film. Shooting is scheduled...
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