Lena Dunham Adapting Michael Lewis’ Book About FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried For Apple And A24

Justin Kroll

12 November 2024 at 12:19 pm·1-min read

Apple and A24 have tapped Lena Dunham to adapt the Michael Lewis book Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, which tells the story of failed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. The film is early development.

Going Infinite is the story of FTX’s spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center. When Lewis first met him, Bankman-Fried was the world’s youngest billionaire and crypto’s Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side?

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Lewis, whose previous books that became movies include The Blind Side, Moneyball and The Big Short, sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy and the justice system. The author traces the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own ― until it all came undone.

Dunham is best known for creating, starring in, directing and executive producing the acclaimed HBO series Girls, which ran for six seasons at the premium cabler from 2012-2017. Next up, she has the Netflix rom-com series Too Much starring Megan Stalter and Will Sharpe, which she co-created with Luis Felber.

Dunham is repped by CAA.

Variety was the first to report the Going Infinite news.

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