Universal Nabs 'Crime of the Century;' Chris Morgan to Produce

Universal Nabs 'Crime of the Century;' Chris Morgan to Produce

Published: October 13, 2011 @ 7:30 pm
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By Joshua L. Weinstein

Universal Pictures has acquired the pitch "Crime of the Century," TheWrap has confirmed.

Daniel Kunka is writing. Dan Trachtenberg is directing.

Universal favorite Chris Morgan, who's writing "The Fast and the Furious 6," will produce through his Chris Morgan Productions. Morgan wrote three other "Fast and Furious" films.

The movie is a sci-fi heist film, but few details were available Thursday night.

Universal's Jay Polidoro is overseeing for the studio.

Kunka is repped by ICM, Adam Kolbrenner of Madhouse Entertainment and attorney Sean A. Marks, of Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Light LLP.

Trachtenberg is repped by ICM and Benjamin Rowe of Oasis Media Group.

Morgan is repped by ICM and attorney Jeff Frankel of McKuin, Frankel, Whitehead, LLP.

Deadline first reported the news.

Tags: Chris Morgan, crime of the century, Dan Trachtenberg, Daniel Kunka, Deal Central, Movies, universal
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