Paul Bettany Set to Star in The Russo Brothers' Facebook Scandal Film
Paul Bettany is set to star in the Joe and Anthony Russo-produced Facebook scandal film. The film will tell the true story of data consultant Christopher Wylie, who was a central figure in Facebook’s 2018 data privacy scandal connected to Cambridge Analytica. The movie is said to “follow Wylie’s evolution from facilitator to whistleblower and will borrow from his real-life interview with The Guardian.”
Bettany will take on the role of real-life businessman Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica. “He hires Wylie to work the data collection and run strategy and knows without Wylie he’d be nowhere. Within the film, Nix is described as someone who wants to succeed at any cost and can often lose his temper in that pursuit.”
There’s a lot of Marvel talent attached to this movie! Not only do we have the Russo Bros., but the script for the film was written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, who also wrote the scripts for all of the Russo’s Marvel movies.
David Gordon Green (Halloween) is reportedly set to direct the untitled film after he finishes up with Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends. The film is looking to start shooting later this year.
Source: Observer