New Regency is in talks to finance an untitled drama based on the tome “Flim-Flam Man: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life” that Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu will direct.
The book, written by Jennifer Vogel, is the author’s true tale of her father’s life in a criminal underworld. Inarritu is set to direct the project while “Cold Mountain” producer Bill Horberg will produce. Twentieth Century Fox-based New Regency is no stranger to Inarritu’s work: Shingle is also developing the helmer’s adventure drama “The Revenant.” “Flim-Flam” project would go first, should the project get the greenlight. Jez Butterworth penned the script, formerly titled “Flag Day.” CAA reps Inarritu and Butterworth.New Regency backing Inarritu pic
Project based on Jennifer Vogel's tome 'Flim-Flam Man'
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