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Deadline has learned that Michael Lewis’ latest book The Fifth Risk has been acquired by Barack and Michelle Obama under their Netflix production deal for a possible series aimed to help people better understand the inner workings of the government. We understand that the Obamas are exploring projects but nothing…

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has acquired the Michael Lewis bestseller Flash Boys, and Ben Jacoby has been set to adapt it. The nonfiction bestseller is about a group of Wall Street guys who grew frustrated by a loophole that gave traders the opportunity to game the stock market. They banded together to reform the financial…

What scared away all but one of the potential bidders in RealD? That’s still unclear, although a new SEC filing from the 3D technology company cites others’ concerns about “perceived risks around consumer appetite for 3D films,” as well as fears that theaters might not renew their deals to license RealD…

Struggling 3D technology company RealD said in February that it was going to look for a buyer, and today it has one: private equity investor Rizvi Traverse Management has agreed to pay $551 million, including assumption of debt. That translates into $11 a share, just 4.1% above the closing price on Friday. The…

The struggling 3D technology company hung up a “for sale” sign late today, helping to send its share price up 8.8% in postmarket trading. RealD asked financial advisers Moelis & Co to seek “strategic alternatives,” which typically means a merger or sale. There’s no timetable on the process, and the board “does not…

RealD has lost some top execs recently — and it may not be entirely coincidental. Yesterday was the last day for COO and General Counsel Craig Gatarz. He was right behind SVP Marketing and Communications Rick Heineman, who quietly left in June. CEO Michael Lewis says that they “have been valuable members of the RealD…

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin are near a deal to acquire Flash Boys, the hottest-selling book in the country. Michael Lewis’ nonfiction work is about a group of Wall Street guys who grew frustrated by a loophole that gave traders the opportunity to game the stock market. They banded together to…

ABC is finalizing a deal to buy a comedy based on the book Home Game: An Accidental Guide To Fatherhood by Moneyball author Michael Lewis, which hails from The Closer executive producers Greer Shephard & Michael Robin and writer Rob Sheridan. This is one of 2 sales for Canadian writer-producer Rob Sheridan in his…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney has acquired remake rights to Quantum Hoops, the 2007 documentary that followed the 2006 Caltech basketball team that had 21 seasons and 245 conference games without a single win, routinely getting walloped by 60 points or more. Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld’s Red Hour will produce a comedy based…