Afghanistan War Film 'Hornet's Nest' to Hit Theaters in Late May --- The movie stars real-life father and son Mike and Carlos Boettcher, who were embedded with U.S. troops for two years. -- Freestyle Releasing has won the battle for U.S. rights to Afghanistan combat film The Hornet's Nest, in which real-life father and son Mike and Carlos Boettcher re-create their time embedded as ABC News correspondents with American forces. -- Hornet's Nest, made in the same immersive vein as Act of Valor, will open in select theaters May 9 before expanding nationwide May 23, the beginning of the lucrative -- and patriotic-themed -- Memorial Day holiday. David Salzberg and Christian Tureaud directed the feature film, which hopes to emulate the success of Act of Valor, as well as Peter Berg's Lone Survivor. - More, Hollywoodreporter, at: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afghanistan-war-film-hornets-nest-681850