Scott Cooper is currently in negotiations with Fox Searchlight to write and direct the fascinating story of Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, a German-born conman who assumed the identity as a member of the famous Rockefeller dynasty. The film will be based on the factual book ‘The Man In The Rockefeller Suit’ by Mark Seal.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who using the moniker Clark Rockefeller, was able to get a high-flying job on Wall Street and for decades lived the high-life amongst the rich and famous. He went on to marry a top-ranking business women that eventually lead to his downfall when he was charged with kidnapping his own daughter. It was later uncovered he may have been involved in a 1985 murder of a Californian couple.
Scott Cooper directed Jeff Bridges in CRAZY HEART that bagged the actor a Best Actor Oscar at last years Academy Awards. The film also landed Maggie Gyllenhaal a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
Source: Deadline
Craig was our great north east correspondent, proving that it’s so ‘grim up north’ that losing yourself in a world of film is a foregone prerequisite. He has been studying the best (and often worst) of both classic and modern cinema at the University of Life for as long as he can remember. Craig’s favorite films include THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, JFK, GOODFELLAS, SCARFACE, and most of John Carpenter’s early work, particularly THE THING and HALLOWEEN.
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