PHOENIX: Gary W. Moore’s new non-fiction book, PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY: A Baseball Prodigy, a World at War, and a Field of Broken Dreams (www.playingwiththeenemy.com ), based on the story of his father’s World War II experience after being drafted into Major League Baseball, has been optioned by Academy Award^® winning producer Gerald R. Molen’s company, White Light Entertainment.   A news conference announcing the details of the film deal was hosted at 9 a.m., Thursday, September 14^th at the U-505 Submarine exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Il.. 

The screenplay was written by White Light’s Head of Development, David Ranes, and the book author’s son, Toby Moore.   Toby Moore will also portray his grandfather (the lead character, Gene Moore) on screen.

“This is a true story of one man’s reaching out to the enemy during a very dark time in our history.  Gene Moore and his fellow sailors teach all of us that compassion and tolerance does exist, especially when the bridge-builder happens to be that great American pastime:  baseball.  History and baseball buffs alike will revel in this episode of man’s ability to reach out, even during a time of war,” Molen declared.

                “This project just seems to be blessed,” Moore stated. “Or maybe it is fate, but the way that our agreement with Gerald came about is certainly fortuitous.  To have baseball legend Jim Morris write the foreword to the book and Southwest Airlines underwrite our book tour is more than I ever dreamed.”  Author Moore’s book tour began September 15th in Chicago and is generously sponsored by Southwest Airlines. PLAYING WITH THE ENEMY is published by Savas Beatie LLC.