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EXCLUSIVE: Michael Lewis' fortunate timing seemingly has paid off. Deadline is hearing that Apple is near to a deal for the book rights to Lewis' story about fallen crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried and his FTX empire. Related Story Crypto King Sam Bankman-Fried & FTX Draw More Hollywood…

The bidding for film and TV rights is shaping up to be wild and wooly on an unwritten book about the stunning collapse of FTX cryptocurrency exchange titan Sam Bankman-Fried. Lewis, the master of channeling complicated financial and statistical data-based stories into hit films — The Big Short, The B…

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has purchased screen rights to The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, the new book by Michael Lewis about several U.S. heroes who, in the early days of Covid-19, tried to sound the alarm about the dangers of underestimating the deadly seriousness of the killer virus. Phil Lord & Christopher Mi…

Adam Conover, creator and host of truTV's Adam Ruins Everything, has teamed with Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground Productions to pull back the curtain on government in a new sketch comedy series for Netflix. The streamer has ordered The G Word with Adam Conover, which will go inside the machine of government…

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…