Date 24/07/2015 - News People
Ridley Scott is to direct an adaptation of Don Winslow?s Mexican drug-war thiller The Cartel, after the rights to the novel were acquired by 20th Century Fox after a fierce bidding contest, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The Cartel, which was published shortly before the infamous jailbreak of real-life cartel boss Joaquín ?El Chapo? Guzmán, became the subject of considerable Hollywood interest after Guzmán?s escape made global news. Scott?s commitment to directing the film was apparently instrumental in securing the deal, in the face of rival bids from the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio?s Appian Way production company.
