ABC tones down 9/11 docudrama

It certainly won't appease everyone, but the LAT's Scott Collins is reporting that the Disney-owned network has made changes in the film. That includes toning down but not eliminating a scene in which President Bill Clinton's security advisor declines to give an order to kill Osama Bin Laden. Also, the credits now say that the film, set to run Sunday and Monday, is based "in part" on the 9/11 commission report, rather than "based on" the bestselling report, as the producers originally intended. A screening of the film in Washington last week got former Clinton people very hot and bothered. In a statement this afternoon, ABC said, "No one has seen the final version of the film, because the editing process is not yet complete, so criticisms of film specifics are premature and irresponsible."