Ozark star and director Jason Bateman has signed on to direct the movie adaptation of the novel Dark Wire at Netflix. The FBI surveillance story “uncovers the true story of how the FBI launched a fake telecom company and became a phone service provider to some of the world’s most notorious gangs, culminating in the arrest of more than a thousand international criminals.”
Based on Vice Motherboard journalist Joseph Cox’s upcoming guide, the story is being tailored for the display by Matthew Orton (Operation Finale). Tracey Nyberg will probably be government producer. Niija Kuykendall is artistic lead on the mission for Netflix, which has offers with each 21 Laps and Bateman’s Aggregate.
Other producers embrace Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Dan Levine for Stranger Things outfit 21 Laps, and by Bateman and Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films (Game Night).
through: Deadline
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