EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lewis’ fortunate timing has seemingly paid off. Deadline is hearing that Apple is near to a deal for the book rights to Lewis’ story about fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX empire
The streamer is thought to have beaten out considerable competition from the likes of Netflix and Amazon for the deal, which is pegged in the mid-seven-figure range. CAA is brokering the deal.
Lewis’ book will attempt to explain what went down at the company and with Bankman-Fried, who was forced to put his rich Bahamas resort up for sale and deal with the fallout that also saw a number of celebrities including Tom Brady and Larry David sued for their part in promoting it. Given his propensity for turning complicated financial matters into A-list entertainment, this will continue to be a hot property.
We heard last week that others circling the project included Amazon Studios, David Heyman, writer Wells Tower and David Yates, Netflix with David Fincher and Sugar23 with Josh Gad.
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