Zac efron to play magazine investigator in john mcafee. Zac efron has signed on to star in king of the jungle as a wired journal investigator, ari furman, who tracks down john mcafee at his jungle compound in belize. May 14, 2017 johnny depp is to play john mcafee in king of the jungle, a dark comedy exploring the life of the mcafee antivirus software creator, who moved to belize after making his fortune and setup a. Former tech mogulturnedinternational fugitive john mcafee is one crazyass motherfucker, and it was only a matter of time before a film about his flight from society for the jungles of belize. Johnny depp has signed up to play quirky mcafee antivirus creator john mcafee in the darkly comedic biopic king of the jungle. He founded the software company mcafee associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. Nov 04, 2019 zac efron is attached to star in king of the jungle, a film based on tech magnate john mcafee. The actor will play john mcafee in an apocalypse nowlike pic directed by the filmmakers behind i love you, phillip morris and crazy, stupid, love. In john mcafees last stand, the 2012 wired article upon which king of the jungle is based, the multimillionaire invites a journalist to his belize compound, where the writer. May 14, 2017 glenn ficarra and john requa will direct the film about john mcafee, creator of the mcafee antivirus software. Zac efron will play lead role in zany john mcafee biopic.
Zac efron meets king of the jungle in latest movie hypable. Johnny depp to star in dark comedy king of the jungle glenn ficarra and john requa will direct the film about john mcafee, creator of the mcafee antivirus software. Glenn ficarra and john requa i love you phillip morri. Reports say that hes signed on to play a leading role in the new movie king of the jungle. But theres another higher profile screen project in development. The wild true story of john mcafee, the founder of mcafee associates who created the first commercial antivirus software, is headed to the bigscreen in the darkcomedy king of the jungle, and. News coming out of cannes says the hollywood mega star will be starring in the movie king of the jungle based on the wired article john mcafees last stand by joshua davis about the crazy. Johnny depp to play mcafee antivirus creator in king of. Whereas zac efron and seth rogen once sparred in the neighbors franchise, efron has now signed on to replace rogen in king of the jungle, the indie comedy about wacko tech magnate john mcafee.
Johnny depp to star in dark comedy king of the jungle. The dangerous life of john mcafee thats available on netflix now. Oct 28, 2018 the film will adapt joshua davis wired article john mcafees last stand, which chronicles the experiences of mcafee who keaton will play. Nov 05, 2019 zac efron has nabbed a major role, according to deadline, and will helm unconventional john mcafee biopic king of the jungle, playing a journalist who came face to face with the reallife former. Everything you need to know about king of the jungle movie.
Seth rogen and michael keaton will star in king of the jungle, a comedy about the true story of tech magnate john mcafee glenn ficarra and john requa i love you phillip morris are. The extremely shocking, wickedly evil and vile actor will play a wired reporter who heads into the jungle to find the fugitive tech mogul. Johnny depp to star as john mcafee in upcoming king of the. Stx nears us deal for seth rogen, michael keaton pic king of. Zac efron to star in king of the jungle about tech. Zac efron has boarded john mcafee biopic king of the jungle, a truelife tale to be directed by glenn ficarra and john requa, the duo behind. Its a really interesting documentary about his time in belize. The story of software engineer and former nasa programmer, john mcafee, who gained financial. May 15, 2017 in king of the jungle, a journalist finds himself in over his head after accepting an invitation to interview mcafee at his new place of residence. On march 27, 2017, it was announced that johnny depp would portray mcafee in a forthcoming film titled king of the jungle. Michael keaton will play rogue tech millionaire john.
Seth rogen, michael keaton starring in john mcafee movie. Seth rogen and michael keaton are aboard dark comedy king of the jungle, the movie based on the wild true story of tech magnate john. Johnny depp has signed on to play mcafee antivirus founder john mcafee in a new biopic entitled king of the jungle. Last year, john mcafee, the crypto baron, as he is often referred to, insisted that the makers of his biopic the king of the jungle replace the hollywood star johnny depp, who was meant to play mcafee. Depp to star in comedy about mcafee creator screen rant. Johnny depp is john mcafee in biopic king of the jungle may 14, 2017.
The film is based on an article published in wired magazine that. The film, called king of the jungle, will be based on a 2012 wired story that chronicled mcafees rise as the creator of the antivirus software that still bears his name to his startling descent. Deadline casually reported the news of johnny depp starring in a film about john mcafees life. Oct 30, 2018 king of the jungle is an upcoming dark comedy about the life of tech tycoon, john mcafee yep, the guy behind the mcafee antivirus software according to variety, michael keaton has been roped in to play mcafee and seth rogen will play investigator ari furman, who accepts what he thinks is a run of the mill assignment to interview mcafee, but once he arrives in belize, he finds himself. Zac efron to star as wired investigator in mcafees king of the. Zac efron plays journalist ari furman who interviewed him before mcafee went into hiding after his neighbor was murdered. King of the jungle is based on joshua davis wired article about the wild true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee, creator of the mcafee. Johnny depp is king of the jungle in john mcafee biopic. It looks as though the movie based on john mcafee s life, king of the jungle, is still live and kicking the controversial life of vocal cryptocurrency advocate john mcafee has already been explored on screen before in the documentary gringo. Johnny depp to play john mcafee in comedy biopic king of the. Zac efron to star in john mcafee film king of the jungle. King of the jungle gets zac efron as wired magazine investigator ari furman based on the wired article john mcafee s last stand, the film tells the true story of tech magnate john. Michael keaton and seth rogen are teaming up to star in the truestory film king of the jungle, which will chronicle the true story of rogue.
Glenn ficarra and john requa will direct the film, while scott alexander and larry karaszewski will write the. Now in his sixtes, he once worked as a nasa programmer. Zac efron to star in king of the jungle about tech magnate. Mcafee associates achieved early success as the creators of mcafee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the. Dead men tell no tales actor will star in the upcoming film, king of the jungle. King of the jungle gets zac efron as wired magazine investigator ari furman based on the wired article john mcafees last stand, the film tells the true story of tech magnate john. Zac efron to portray wired journalist who profiled john. King of the jungle with michael keaton for release. Zac efron has signed on to replace seth rogen in king of the jungle, the indie comedy about wacko tech magnate john mcafee. May 15, 2017 it was announced this weekend, precannes, that johnny is attached to a new film, king of the jungle, based on a wired article about john mcafee. Johnny depp will play john mcafee in a new movie, but will. The film will adapt joshua davis wired article john mcafees last stand, which chronicles the experiences of mcafee who keaton will play. King of the jungle is an upcoming dark comedy about the life of tech tycoon, john mcafee yep, the guy behind the mcafee antivirus software according to variety, michael keaton has been roped in to play mcafee and seth rogen will play investigator ari furman, who accepts what he thinks is a runofthemill assignment to interview mcafee, but once he. Glenn ficarra and john requa direct from scott alexander and larry karaszewskis adaptation of the wired article john mcafees last stand.
Seth rogen and michael keaton will star in king of the jungle, a comedy about the true story of tech magnate john mcafee. Awkwardly titled king of the jungle, the new movie will explore the time wired writer joshua davis. The film is based on an article published in wired magazine that detailed the crazy story of mcafee. Michael keaton and seth rogen join john mcafee film king. John mcafee bashes johnny depp for excessive drug use. Tech tycoon john mcafee made millions from his antivirus software. Michael keaton to play john mcafee in king of the jungle. Michael keaton and seth rogen on for king of the jungle. The story of software engineer and former nasa programmer, john mcafee, who gained financial success with his antivirus software, then ran into trouble with the law after selling his company and moving to belize. John mcafee is back on the headline news this time with his movie king of the jungle and huge hollywood stars are signing up to be a part of it. The movie is a biopic of unconventional tech entrepreneur john. At one time, king of the jungle had johnny depp attached to star in the movie, which might have made this feel a little hunter s.
Zac efron to star in john mcafee comedy king of the jungle. John mcafee talks about bitcoin, being wanted for murder. King of the jungle is based on joshua davis wired article about the wild true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee, creator of. Seth rogen, michael keaton to star in john mcafee movie variety. The actor will play john mcafee in an apocalypse nowlike pic directed by the filmmakers behind i. John mcafee is back on the headline news this time with his movie king of the jungle and huge hollywood stars are signing up to be a part of.
According to deadline, however, the movie, based on joshua davids. Johnny depp will be king of the jungle in john mcafee biopic. Now, he may be best known his bizarre and scandalous lifestyle. Johnny depp is john mcafee in biopic king of the jungle. Documentary about the bizarre and scandalous life of tech millionaire john mcafee famed inventor of antivirus software who goes off the grid to live in belize, building a compound and harem. Michael keaton replacing johnny depp in the john mcafee movie. Michael keaton will play rogue tech millionaire john mcafee. Nov 04, 2019 former tech mogulturnedinternational fugitive john mcafee is one crazyass motherfucker, and it was only a matter of time before a film about his flight from society for the jungles of belize. Zac efron has nabbed a major role, according to deadline, and will helm unconventional john mcafee biopic king of the jungle, playing a journalist who came face to face with the reallife former.
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May 14, 2017 johnny depp has signed up to play quirky mcafee antivirus creator john mcafee in the darkly comedic biopic king of the jungle. Johnny depp will become john mcafee in the movie king of the. Zac efron to track down john mcafee in king of the jungle. Nov 05, 2019 according to deadline, the actor has been cast in king of the jungle, an upcoming movie about the reallife wired journalist who profiled john mcafee, creator of mcafee antivirus. King of the jungle is based on joshua davis wired article about the wild true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee, creator of the mcafee antivirus software, who cashedin his fortune. Johnny depp will play the eccentric mcafee antivirus software mogul john mcafee, who took his vast fortune and decamped to the belize jungle in upcoming biopic king of the jungle the dark comedy. May 15, 2017 the film, called king of the jungle, will be based on a 2012 wired story that chronicled mcafees rise as the creator of the antivirus software that still bears his name to his startling descent. King of the jungle with these particular writing and directing teams sounds like a fantastic film, but the news that johnny depp is attached to play mcafee could give audiences pause. Zac efron replaces seth rogen in john mcafee movie king of the. Zac efron to star as wired investigator in mcafees king.
Johnny depp will star as cybersecurity magnate john mcafee in. Michael keaton to star as john mcafee in king of the. It is adapted from joshua davis wired magazine article john mcafees last stand by golden globe and emmywinning writers scott alexander. The article, john mcafees last stand, followed mcafee, who cashed in his fortune, left civilization and moved to the jungle in belize. Johnny depp to play mcafee antivirus creator in king of the. Mcafee is a household name, since john mcafee essentially invented antivirus software. According to deadline, the actor has been cast in king of the jungle, an upcoming movie about the reallife wired journalist who profiled john mcafee, creator of mcafee antivirus. Zac efron to star as wired investigator in mcafees king of. Sep 21, 2016 documentary about the bizarre and scandalous life of tech millionaire john mcafee famed inventor of antivirus software who goes off the grid to live in belize, building a compound and harem. The movie is based on a wired magazine article, john mcafees last stand by. Homecoming to play rogue tech magnate john mcafee in the dark comedy king of the jungle.
With allison adonizio, nanette burstein, john mcafee. I learned about how crazy mcafee is from watching gringo. Johnny depp is going to get paranoid in the jungle. Johnny depp will star in king of the jungle, a dark comedy based on the true story of. Nov 04, 2019 whereas zac efron and seth rogen once sparred in the neighbors franchise, efron has now signed on to replace rogen in king of the jungle, the indie comedy about wacko tech magnate john mcafee. Johnny depp will star as cybersecurity magnate john mcafee. Seth rogen and michael keaton are newly aboard dark comedy king of the jungle, the movie based on the wild true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee. While depps credits stretch wide across the cinematic spectrum, the famed actor has plenty of comedies to his name, including his turn as bumbling scalawag captain jack sparrow in the pirates of the caribbean film series including the upcoming dead men tell no tales. Michael keaton to play tech giant john mcafee in king of. Zac efron to star in king of the jungle about tech magnate john. Johnny depp to star in king of the jungle based on wired. Johnny depp will become john mcafee in the movie king of. May 15, 2017 the movie in question is called king of the jungle, and its been written by ed wood and the people vs oj simpson scribes scott alexander and larry karaszewski.
The movie is a biopic of unconventional tech entrepreneur john mcafee and will be directed by glenn ficarra. Johnny depp to star as john mcafee in upcoming king of. Michael keaton, seth rogen to star in john mcafee movie. The movie in question is called king of the jungle, and its been written by ed wood and the people vs oj simpson scribes scott alexander and larry karaszewski. Much like the tech magnate himself, the perpetuallyupcoming john mcafee film king of the jungle has proved an elusive get. The dangerous life of john mcafee official trailer. The movie, written by duo scott alexander and larry karaszewski dolemite is my name and directed by glenn ficarra and john requa crazy, stupid, love. The role was given to michael keaton, though mcafee admits he wanted very much and still does to be played by. In king of the jungle, a journalist finds himself in over his head after accepting an invitation to interview mcafee at his new place of residence. Zac efron replaces seth rogen in john mcafee movie king of. Nov 05, 2019 king of the jungle is based on joshua davis wired article about the wild true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee, creator of the mcafee antivirus software, who cashedin his fortune. It looks as though the movie based on john mcafees life, king of the jungle, is still live and kicking the controversial life of vocal cryptocurrency advocate john mcafee has already been explored on screen before in the documentary gringo. Zac efron is attached to star in king of the jungle, a film based on tech magnate john mcafee. Oct 29, 2018 michael keaton and seth rogen are teaming up to star in the truestory film king of the jungle, which will chronicle the true story of rogue tech magnate john mcafee.
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