Pete Davidson, Casey Affleck Set To Star In New High-Stakes Bitcoin Thriller ‘Killing Satoshi’
Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson and Oscar winner Casey Affleck are set to star in a brand new movie about pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Variety reviews.
Pete Davidson, Casey Affleck Team Up For Satoshi Thriller
According to the entertainment news outlet, Davidson and Affleck are signed on to star in Doug Liman’s (“The Bourne Identity,” “Mr. & Mrs. Smith) “Killing Satoshi,” a conspiracy thriller slated to delve into the thriller surrounding the elusive Bitcoin founder.
Longstanding Clint Eastwood collaborator Nick Schenk (“Gran Torino,” “The Mule”) wrote the screenplay, which Liman describes as a “David and Goliath” story.
Though Davidson and Affleck’s character descriptions stay confidential, the movie’s plot “weaves collectively political intrigue, high-tech espionage and a race towards time as forces throughout the globe – spanning governments, Wall Street and Silicon Valley – wage an all-out battle for management.”
“‘Killing Satoshi’” follows unlikely antiheroes taking over essentially the most highly effective individuals on the planet in an epic battle that strikes on the core of what cash is and who controls it,” Liman instructed Variety. “I’m so excited to be collaborating with Casey Affleck once more reverse the unbelievable Pete Davidson.”
Originally developed by Relativity Media founder Ryan Kavanaugh, the movie is being produced by Kavanaugh’s manufacturing firm Proxima alongside Aperture Media Partners.
Filming will start in London subsequent month forward of its anticipated 2026 premiere.
Obamas Producing New Netflix Series About FTX Scandal
“Killing Satoshi” is the second blockchain-focused film and TV undertaking to make headlines this yr.
In May, streaming large Netflix introduced that it had given the inexperienced gentle to an eight-episode restricted sequence, “The Altruists,” concerning the FTX scandal.
According to Netflix, the present will observe “two hyper-smart, bold younger idealists who tried to remake the worldwide monetary system within the blink of an eye fixed” ahead of the crypto exchange’s $8 billion collapse.
Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, “The Altruists” stars Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle as former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, respectively.
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