Nominated for an Emmy for the miniseries “In the Name of Heaven”, actor Andrew Garfield is already preparing a new foray into the genre. In the new production, he will play billionaire Richard Branson, one of the richest men in the world and founder of the Virgin group.
Virgin started as a rock record label in 1972 and today even sends rockets into space, controlling more than 400 companies around the world.
Titled “Hot Air”, the production will take place at a time when Branson’s career has taken off – literally – and faced resistance from the “world’s favorite airline”, British Airways, threatened by the success of the new airline. Virgin Atlantic aerial.
Branson’s airline was launched in 1984 and began dominating British commercial aviation in 1990. To counter the skyrocketing growth of its rival, British Airways launched a low-key campaign against Virgin, in a very dirty backstage game. . First, by infiltrating spies posing as Virgin employees to steal passenger records and divert them to the other company. After Branson complained to the European Commission about these unethical tactics, British Airways stepped up the fight with a negative (and false) press campaign against Branson. He sued the rival airline and received a fortune from the traditional airline, which sought a financial solution to prevent the case from going to trial.
The plot is based on the book “Dirty Tricks”, by investigative journalist Martyn Gregory, and will have six episodes written by Jon Croker, screenwriter of “Paddington 2”. David Leicht (“Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw”) will direct.
In the “packaging” phase for the market, the production is by Universal and was officially announced this Friday (15/7) with the aim of opening negotiations with those interested in showing it.
Source: Terra
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