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The rights to the Theranos movie (Adam McKay, JLaw) have been picked up by Legendary Pictures[0]. Looks like the tentative title is Bad Blood. Too bad they didn
by w1ntermute 10y ago
The rights to the Theranos movie (Adam McKay, JLaw) have been picked up by Legendary Pictures[0]. Looks like the tentative title is Bad Blood. Too bad they didn't go with the HN-recommended title, Unicorn Blood[1].
0: http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/jennifer-lawrence-theranos-elizabeth-holmes http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/06/jennifer-lawrenc...
1: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11876937 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11876937
- dmix 10y agoFrom the Vanity Fair link: > “They basically tell the story of how Elizabeth Holmes created these fraudulent blood-testing machines, raised $9 billion through venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, and refuses to admit they don’t work even when it is obvious the testing is inaccurate,” says a studio source familiar with how the project was pitched. This old hat: they were valued at $9 billion by VCs while raising $400 million in 2014.
- wavefunction 10y agoThey'd have to pay someone if they took any suggestions. Or even acknowledged being exposed to suggestions.