Kate Winslet has jumped on board Scott Z. Burn’s feature ‘Fake’ based on the OneCoin Scheme.
Based on the book by Jen McAdam with Douglas Thompson which is based on the true-life story of Jen McAdam and her involvement with the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. OneCoin was founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. According to reports, U.S. prosecutors alleged that the scheme raked in $4 billion worldwide. Ignatova disappeared in 2017 near the time a secret US warrant was filed for her arrest and was replaced by her brother, Konstantin Ignatov.
McAdam was a victim of OneCoin’s Ponzi scheme and she founded a support group for those affected. McAdam and her friends and family invested and lost close to $300K.
Also in news – Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot to reunite for ‘Cleopatra’ feature
Burns will write and direct, and produce with Todd. Winslet will also produce.
Burns...
Based on the book by Jen McAdam with Douglas Thompson which is based on the true-life story of Jen McAdam and her involvement with the OneCoin Ponzi scheme. OneCoin was founded by Ruja Ignatova in concert with Sebastian Greenwood. According to reports, U.S. prosecutors alleged that the scheme raked in $4 billion worldwide. Ignatova disappeared in 2017 near the time a secret US warrant was filed for her arrest and was replaced by her brother, Konstantin Ignatov.
McAdam was a victim of OneCoin’s Ponzi scheme and she founded a support group for those affected. McAdam and her friends and family invested and lost close to $300K.
Also in news – Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot to reunite for ‘Cleopatra’ feature
Burns will write and direct, and produce with Todd. Winslet will also produce.
Burns...
- 10/13/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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