Frears, Morgan and Sheen reunite for The Damned Utd

Stephen Frears will direct The Damned Utd, while Peter Morgan is currently writing the screenplay adapted from David Peace's novel of the same name. The story follows the tumultuous time in the 1970s when Clough managed Derby County and Leeds United.

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