HBO’s “Wizard of Lies” has found its new star in Michelle Pfeiffer. The film centered on swindler Bernie Madoff’s infamous Ponzi scheme will feature Robert De Niro as Madoff and Backstage cover star Alessandro Nivola as his older son Mark Madoff. Pfeiffer will play his on-screen wife, Ruth.
Directed by Oscar winner and De Niro collaborator Barry Levinson (“Wag the Dog,” “Rain Man”) and produced by Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal, “Wizard of Lies” is based on the book of the same name by New York Times writer Diana Henriques. John Burnham Schwartz, Sam Baum, and Sam Levinson will pen the screenplay.
The film has been on cinephiles’ radar since 2011 and Pfeiffer’s recent casting has invigorated the upcoming project.
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