Andrew Garfield in Talks to Star as Richard Branson in ‘Hot Air’ Limited Series, Directed by David Leitch
variety.comSasha Urban editorHot off his Emmy nomination for his role in “Under the Banner of Heaven,” Andrew Garfield is in talks to portray billionaire business mogul Richard Branson in a limited series called “Hot Air,” Variety has confirmed.
The series will be directed by David Leitch (“Deadpool 2”), with Universal International in discussions to produce.The six-part series is written by Jon Croker (“Paddington 2”), based on the book “Dirty Tricks: British Airways’ Secret War Against Virgin Atlantic” by investigative journalist Martyn Gregory.
The story follows Branson through the unbelievable rise of his company, Virgin Airways, and the campaign by British Airways to bring it down.Branson’s company launched in 1984 and began to take hold of the British airline industry by 1990, at which point BA became threatened by VA’s growth.
In response, BA launched a campaign against VA, impersonating employees and using passenger records to attempt to poach customers from Branson’s company.
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