Jason Bateman To Direct “Dark Wire” Thriller

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“Ozark” star and director Jason Bateman will direct the Netflix feature thriller “Dark Wire” based on journalist Joseph Cox’s upcoming book.

The feture deals with the true story of how the FBI launched a fake telecom company and became a phone service provider to some of the world’s most notorious gangs – culminating in the arrest of more than a thousand international criminals.

Matthew Orton is adapting the script while Bateman, Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, Michael Costigan and Dan Levine produce.

Source: Deadline