Bernard Madoff
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Robert De Niro
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Madoff biography optioned for HBO
'Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family' may serve as source material for upcoming Robert De Niro flick
"Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family," the new biography written by Laurie Sandell, has been optioned by HBO to serve as source material for the Robert De Niro project.
Scandal
In interview with 60 Minutes, Ruth Madoff says they had taken pills which didn't work as they woke up the next morning. 'I don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening'
Tribeca Films is producing the feature film with Robert de Niro and Jane Rosenthal as executive producers.
The movie will follow Bernie Madoff and the $65 billion Ponzi scheme. De Niro will play Madoff, and the script will be penned by John Burnham Schwartz (Reservation Road).
"Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family" is an authorized autobiography that was written with the cooperation of Bernie’s son, Andrew. The book was discussed in a recent episode of "60 Minutes" that featured Andrew Madoff and his mother, Ruth, discussing its contents.
HBO has not yet announced a release date for the film.
Reprinted with permission from Shalom Life
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