HBO enters improvement on a film about George Santos simply days after he was expelled from Congress. Santos is likely one of the most controversial United States politicians of the yr, having been routinely referred to as out and caught for mendacity about elements of his historical past. After a contentious vote within the Home of Representatives, Santos was formally expelled from Congress on December 1 on account of an ethics investigation.

As per Deadline, HBO Movies is now set to develop a film primarily based on Santos. The movie will probably be primarily based on the e book The Fabulist: The Mendacity, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos by Mark Chiusano, and will probably be directed by Frank Wealthy (Veep, Succession). The logline describes the film as:

“The story of a seemingly minor native race that wound up a battle for the soul of Lengthy Island, and unexpectedly carved the trail for the world’s most well-known (and now disgraced) congressman. The Gatsby-esque journey of a person from nowhere who exploited the system, waged battle on fact and swindled one of many wealthiest districts within the nation to attain his American Dream.”

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Is It Too Quickly For A George Santos Movie?

The HBO film doesn’t but have a title, nor a forged. The artistic crew consists of Wealthy as director and Mike Makowsky as author and co-executive producer alongside Wealthy. E book writer Chiusano may even work on the Santos movie as a consulting producer.

Although Santos has been broadly criticized for months at this level, some might really feel that HBO’s announcement is available in poor style given how latest his congressional expulsion was. Chiusano’s e book was launched on November 28, simply days earlier than Santos finally received expelled, so HBO should have been fast to get the rights even earlier than the information broke of his official departure from Congress. HBO would possibly’ve been working earlier than the e book was formally printed. Even when the movie relies on the e book, and never in response to the expulsion, this can be a fast turnaround time.

As a narrative, nevertheless, Santos’ expulsion from Congress provides extra gas to HBO’s fireplace for the film. Ever since his Congressional scandals started, Santos has usually been the topic of SNL skits and different spoofs. Now, proper on the heels of his expulsion, the now-former Congressman may make probably nice content material for the community if realized successfully.

Supply: Deadline