Robert Downey Jr. to produce, star in “Chasing Phil” con man film June 23, 2015 - 13:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Warner Bros. has preemptively acquired author David Howard’s book proposal “Chasing Phil: The World’s Greatest Con Man, Two Undercover FBI Agents, And Their Amazing Around The World Adventure” for Robert Downey Jr. to produce and potentially star in, TheWrap has learned. Warners picked up the screen rights to the book for Team Downey and the studio also acquired the life rights of FBI agents Jim Wedick and Jack Brennan. The book proposal details the FBI’s first foray into white collar crime-fighting and its use of agents as long-term, undercover operatives. The story follows two young FBI agents as they infiltrate the world of Phil Kitzer, the charismatic mastermind behind dozens of multi-million dollar schemes and his international network of associates known as The Fraternity. The role of Phil Kitzer will be tailored for Downey, who typically plays the charismatic hero in big studio movies. Robert Downey Jr. and his wife Susan Downey will produce with Team Downey’s David Gambino, who will oversee the project for the company along with Rob Hackett. Warner Bros. executives Courtenay Valenti and Julia Spiro will oversee the project for the studio. ICM Partners represented the proposal as well as the life rights of the two FBI agents, while publishing rights are with Larry Weissman of Larry Weissman Literary. Downey Jr. is currently filming Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” and his company Team Downey is developing movies about Pinocchio, Perry Mason and the USS Indianapolis.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |
