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And by Sunday, the story was the top Twitter trending topic in the world.
I didnt know there were so many producers in Los Angeles, Maysh tells Vulture.
Anyone whod ever thought about becoming a producer emailed me.
I was getting literally thousands of emails.
Netflix bid at the behest of Robert Downey Jr. andHangoverfilmmaker Todd Phillips.
Universal attempted to snap it up as a star vehicle for Kevin Hart.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg separately pursued the project.
It literally was movie fantasy league for this thing, says David Klawans, who will co-produce the project.
In these times, its harder than ever to get a bidding war.
And you dont have this sort of talent attached.
The foremost example of this M.O.
I think we share the same eye for story, says Maysh.
Im big on three-act structure.
I speak the same language as film producers.
Its definitely a strength, adds Klawans.
With my research and the story ideas, it makes a powerful combo.
Thats why I think weve been able to set so many of these up.
And there was a Ronald McDonald there.
And Im like, Oh my God, this is crazy!
Jacobsons lawyer told Klawans to basically get lost.
He enlisted aVanity Fairjournalist, who similarly failed to persuade the convict to cooperate with them.
Then came the serious reporting interviews with at least 50 people at the end of last year.
The writing took four months.
I thought, Hes never going to talk.
He called me because once the word gets around that youre reporting, people start to contact you.
Without that, I wouldnt have gotten Jacobsons character down.
He was like, Nothings ever been optioned for 250.
I said, No, I can feel it coming.
I can feel the tsunami of this whole thing.
The screenwriters had just doneDeadpool 2.
It was an intense experience, says Klawans.
Adds Maysh: It was quite overwhelming.
But I cant say I didnt enjoy it.
