Steven Soderbergh could come out of directing retirement to helm a new film based on the recent Panama Papers leak. Scott Z. Burns (Contagion, Side Effects) will write the screenplay.
Soderbergh will definitely produce the film, so reports TheWrap, which will be based on investigative reporter Jake Bernstein’s upcoming book “The Secrecy World.” The website reports that the ‘film will follow how the journalist helped unearthed an unprecedented 11.5 million files that linked some of the world’s most powerful figures to offshore bank accounts and shell companies used to hide wealth and avoid taxes.’
Those implicated in the high-profile leak included close associates of Russian president Vladimir Putin, the father of British Prime Minister David Cameron, relatives of China’s president Xi Jinping and soccer player Lionel Messi.
No news on when this will start to roll, but we’ll keep you informed.
