Strong Studios Sets Salad Oil Swindle Pic ‘The Tank Job’ As First Original Feature; Oscar Nominee Alec Sokolow To Direct From His Script

alongside Insana, with Cerminara, Ozer and Ballantyne CEO Mark Roberson serving as exec producers. Strong Studios is now entering discussions with potential distributors for the project.

“I told Ron Insana that I would be delighted to see the story of the salad oil scandal made into a movie,” said Berkshire Hathaway’s Chairman and CEO, Warren Buffett, “and I am pleased that Ron and Strong Studios are now bringing this story to the big screen.” “The enormous fraud perpetrated by Allied Crude Vegetable Oil Refining Company and conman Anthony “Tino” De Angelis in 1963 is legendary,” said Ozer, “and I am excited to work with an all-star creative team to bring this riveting story of how the great salad oil scandal nearly crashed the market, swindled millions of dollars from investors, and almost decimated American Express.”

“You couldn’t make Tino DeAngelis up,” added Insana. “Everybody on the street knew the guy was shady. But, everybody was making money until, you know, they weren’t. This is a crazy comedy of errors and avarice and greed and lies and deceptions. You know, Wall Street. ‘The Tank Job’ will be like a love child of “The Big Short” and “My Cousin Vinny!””

Sokolow is a writer, director and producer who earned an Oscar nomination and an Annie Award in 1996 for his writing on Pixar’s iconic film

Source: Entertainment Trends (entertainmenttrends.net)

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Strong cold storm to impact Utah on MondayA potent storm will move into Utah and begin to change our weather by Monday afternoon.
Source: fox13 - 🏆 550. / 51 Read more »

Strong Wind Knocks Semi Truck Over In Larimer CountyAt least one semi truck in northern Colorado could not withstand the strong wind gusts on Sunday.
Source: CBSDenver - 🏆 612. / 51 Read more »

Global PC sales fall in Q1, Gartner and IDC say, but demand remains mostly strongWorldwide sales of personal computers slid further in the first quarter, according to preliminary data late Monday from research companies Gartner and IDC.
Source: MarketWatch - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Award Shows Continue Twitter Streak as ‘Moon Knight’ Holds StrongLive award shows continued to prove they’re a hit with viewers, as once again the Grammy Awards and the Academy Awards landed in the No. 1 and 2 spots on Variety's Trending TV Charts, presented by DIRECTV. Join the conversation: DIRECTV You got me to watch that clip because BTS!!! Keep listening to BTS_Butter BTS BTS_twt DIRECTV hell yea now renew it hbomax RenewOurFlagMeansDeath DIRECTV Its crap,
Source: Variety - 🏆 108. / 63 Read more »

Can Strong Magnetic Pulses Cure Depression?A new accelerated brain stimulation treatment may help heal people suffering from mood disorders. Read more about it in our latest article below. Depression Mood Discovermagazine
Source: DiscoverMag - 🏆 459. / 53 Read more »

Astros Start Strong: Four ThoughtsWe are just four games into a VERY long season, but there were already signs for hope for Astros fans after they took the opening series from the Angels in Anaheim 3-1. In all three phases of the game, the Astros looked in midseason form, even with skipper Dusty Baker...
Source: HoustonPress - 🏆 314. / 61 Read more »