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No Leash for Alpha Dog
Alpha Dog won't be muzzled.
The Nick Cassavetes-directed film, which is based on an ongoing murder case, will open on Friday as scheduled, despite a defense attorney's contention that it could hurt his client's chance for a fair trial by potentially tainting the jury pool.
Attorney James Blatt, who represents accused murderer Jesse James Hollywood, filed an appeal with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last month after a federal judge refused to block the film's release.
The court rejected Blatt's request, upholding Universal Studio's argument that delaying the film would constitute a violation of free speech under the First Amendment.
The movie, starring Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis and Justin Timberlake, is based on the true-life events surrounding the abduction and slaying of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz seven years ago, a plot allegedly masterminded by Hollywood.
The Southern California teen was purportedly killed as the result of a feud between his older half-brother and Hollywood over a $1,200 drug debt. Then 20, Hollywood fled the country, becoming one of the youngest men ever to make the FBI's most-wanted list.
He was finally captured in Brazil in March 2005, and has pleaded not guilty to charges that could result in the death penalty if he is convicted.
Santa Barbara County Deputy District Attorney Ron Zonen, who convicted four other people in connection with the kidnap-murder, was removed from Hollywood's case in October due to the defense's contention that he served as a consultant on Alpha Dog and allegedly provided the production with confidential court documents.
Hollywood's criminal trial is on hold while the matter goes before the California Supreme Court.
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times this week, Cassavetes said the events portrayed in Alpha Dog are 95 percent accurate, with information primarily drawn from firsthand accounts of the Markowitz crime or directly from court records.
The names of main characters in the film, as well as dates and locations, have been changed for legal reasons. Hirsch plays the Hollywood character, Johnny Truelove, while Timberlake makes his feature film debut as the best friend.
Sharon Stone and Courteney Cox-Arquette are also featured.
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