NBC's Lynch Movie Will Focus on Iraqi Rescuer - Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - NBC said it envisions its Jessica Lynch TV movie as an action-adventure with the Iraqi lawyer who contributed to her rescue as the hero.

The film, being made without Lynch's participation, will focus less on her and more on the experience of her Army unit and her rescuers, NBC Entertainment President Jeff Zucker said Thursday.

"It's really a story of mistakes that were made, and action and adventure," Zucker said. "Quite frankly, Jessica's part of the story is probably the smallest part of the story."

NBC has a deal with Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief, who mapped out Lynch's location for U.S. Marines. Zucker called him "the brave Iraqi lawyer who saved her life."

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1. heard Sarah Michelle Gellar is going to play her

although that might be another version, on the big screen perhaps