Jeremy Renner will star in a brand-new film about the opioid epidemic.
The 51-year-old star will depict David Armstrong, the Pulitzer-prize winning investigative reporter who assisted expose the Sackler household and Purdue Pharma’s links to the crisis, according to Deadline.
Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly will compose and direct the untitled task, which is being produced by Julie Yorn, Patrick Walmsley and David C. Glasser.
In a series of shortarticles, Armstrong exposed how the Sackler household had strongly marketed Purdue’s painreliever OxyContin, which contributed to the opioid epidemic that eliminated more than 450,000 Americans over the past 20 years.
The drama is being offered in the Cannes Market through Expanded Media/LBI Entertainment and 101 Studios.
David Hutkin, Ron Burkle and Bob Yari will executive fruitandvegetables for 101 Studios.
Gaudet and Pullapilly informed Deadline: “The genuine David Armstrong is a male of utmost stability. We might not be more delighted to have Jeremy on board to instill that exactsame stability into his representation of David. We’re delighted to work with such a terrific group to bring this story to a international audience.”
Armstrong stated he is “gratified that a motionpicture audience will discover of the story behind this crisis, which hasactually destroyed so numerous lives. I am amazed with the vision Gita and Aron have for making this movie and delighted that an star of Jeremy’s skill and capability will be a significant part of informing this story.”
Glasser included: “I can’t think of anybody muchbetter than Jeremy Renner to bring David Armstrong’s crucial story to audiences. We haveactually been fortunate sufficient to see Jeremy’s significant skill first-hand working together on ‘Mayor of Kingstown’. We can’t wait to see him takeon a task that we understand will resonate with audiences.”
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