EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Garfield, who just landed his first Emmy nomination for FX limited series Under the Banner of Heaven, is headlining another limited series project, Hot Air, which is heating up the streaming marketplace.
Garfield is set to portray Richard Branson in the project about the famous British entrepreneur, which I hear is in a competitive situation with multiple major platforms in the running.
It comes from Universal International Studios, with Deadpool 2 helmer David Leitch set to direct, sources said.Written by Jon Croker (Paddington 2), the six-part Hot Air is based on the book “Dirty Tricks” by award-winning investigative journalist Martyn Gregory.
It tells the story of billionaire Branson and the fascinating, outrageous rise of Virgin Airways.Branson launched Virgin Atlantic in 1984 with one leased airplane.
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