Lena Dunham will adapt Michael Lewis’ Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon as a film, Variety reports.
Lewis’ book, published last year by Norton, is the nonfiction account of Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Bankman-Fried was a celebrated billionaire before the collapse of FTX, which resulted in his conviction on federal charges of money laundering and fraud. In March, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
A critic for Kirkus wrote of the book, “Not Lewis’ best work, but an intriguing portrait with a useful takeaway: Don’t invest in crypto.”
The film adaptation is being developed and produced by Apple Studios and A24. Dunham, best known for creating and starring in the HBO series Girls, will write the screenplay. Her previous writing credits include the films Tiny Furniture, Sharp Stick, and Catherine Called Birdy, an adaptation of Karen Cushman’s 1994 novel. She is also the author of a memoir, Not That Kind of Girl: A Young Woman Tells You What She’s “Learned.”
Lewis’ books have been adapted for the screen before. The film versions of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game; The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game; and The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine were all box office hits and Oscar nominees.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
