Reza Aslans next book feels unfortunately timely.
And EW has exclusively learned that a film adaptation is on the way, too.
Theres 100,000 people at his funeral in Tabriz.
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Aslan adds Baskervilles story is mostly unknown stateside: Hes a man who is obviously very well-known in Iran.
Hes sometimes referred to, kind of glibly, as Irans Lafayette.
But Americans just dont know anything about this kid at all.
(Per Aslan, the films team is in the process of securing a director.)
And here we are, in the midst of an escalating conflict between Iran and the United States.
