Matt Damon is in early talks to star as disgraced billionaire Marc Rich
in Universal's The King of Oil.
The studio optioned the book The King of Oil: The Secret Lives of Marc Rich for
John Krasinski's Sunday Night Prods. Krasinski, who is red hot after directing the horror hit
A Quiet Place, will produce the biopic that sheds new light on one of the most controversial
international businessmen of all time. The book was first published in 2009.
Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse will adapt the screenplay.
The hope is that Damon, who has a long history with the studio including the Bourne
franchise, will star as the businessman who fled to Europe rather than face a prison
sentence. The late Rich, who was once married to songwriter Denise Rich, was
eventually pardoned by President Clinton on his last day in office.
The pardon was controversial because Denise Rich had made large contributions
to Hillary Clinton's New York Senate campaign and to the Clinton Library foundation.
Boston natives Damon and Krasinski have collaborated on a number of projects
including writing and starring together in Gus Van Sant's Promised Land.
They also both served on the producing team of Manchester by the Sea.
For more on this story, head to THR.com. Until next time,
for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.
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