Eric Bana and Terrance Howard are set to star in a new Ridley Scott film about the BTK killer. The film, titled Factor X, will follow the capture of the real-life Kansas serial killer. Bana will portray a detective on the case, and Howard, a counterterrorism expert.

Factor X, which takes its name from what he described in taunting letters to the police as his motive for murder, tells how a young, black counterterrorism expert from Washington teamed up with a Wichita police detective, who spent his career trying to chase down the killer.

The script will be written by Gregory Allen Howard, who made a name for himself writing real-life inspirational sports dramas such as "Remember the Titans" and "Ali." Howard came across counterterrorism expert Stanley Campbell at a dinner party thrown by his cousin, a federal judge.

After Howard learned of Campbell's story, and how he invented a data reduction process to rule out suspects, he doggedly pursued the man for a year trying to get his life rights. Campbell eventually caved, partly because of Howard's promise to not make an exploitative movie.

Howard then got Bana on board, followed by actor Terrence Howard. Scott soon followed.

The actual BTK killer, Dennis Rader, killed ten people over the course of seventeen years, all the while sending taunting letters to police. His nickname, BTK, is an acronym for his preferred method of killing his victims--bind, torture, kill.

No word yet on an expected release date for the film. Rader also doesn't have an expected release date; a judge sentenced him to ten life terms for his crimes.

Eric Bana

Markus001

United Kingdom

November 2004

OCT 26, 2006 03:04 PM

Eric Bana and Terrence Howard in a Ridley Scott film about hunting a serial killer?

Book me a seat

Gerry_D

Los Angeles, CA

May 2003

OCT 26, 2006 03:21 PM

it is however - everything that the maniac wanted.

if you recall his court appearance that was more an awards show acceptance speech than admission of guilt.

amandaZ

Akron, OH

March 2006

OCT 26, 2006 03:47 PM

my best friend named his band Bind Torture Kill. some tribute

bdaviet

Englewood, CO

September 2006

OCT 26, 2006 04:01 PM

mied feelings, probaly be a good movie, but are we encouraging serial killers. People are crazy

PaulNikon

Melbourne, FL

February 2003

OCT 26, 2006 05:52 PM

Serial Killers are hatched. I don't think its movies.

Vestril

Coronado, CA

February 2003

OCT 26, 2006 05:54 PM

I feel really awful for this guys family. I can't even begin to imagine what it would be like to learn that your dad was a piece of human filth like that.

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OCT 26, 2006 08:55 AM

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OCT 26, 2006 05:52 PM

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