Crack-smoking, druken-stupor-prone Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has already become a staple of late-night talk show monologues, but now his antics will be heading to the silver screen.
In a Monday-morning announcement, producers Daniel Irons (Away From Her) and Lance Samuels (The Book of Negroes) of Blue Ice Pictures have revealed they’ve picked up the movie rights to Crazytown, the just-released book written by Toronto Star journalist Robyn Doolittle about the scandal-magnet mayor.
“This is a story about the city in which I have lived my entire life and has great political, cultural and civic meaning to me,”; said producer Daniel Irons in a statement. “Robyn Doolittle’s book is a testament to dogged, fearless and exemplary journalism. We are excited to be working with Ms. Doolittle to bring this story to the screen.”;
Added Doolittle: “If you tried to make this story up, people would think it was over the top. The Rob Ford investigation is something I’ve been working on for more than two years. It’s something I’m obviously very invested in. It’s so much more than just a crack video and YouTube clips. I am excited that Danny and Lance share that sense of it, and am really looking forward to working with them.”;
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