Neil Burger, Dirk Wittenborn And Johnny Lin’s Clandestine Laureate Team For Biopic On Math Genius Christopher Havens
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Neil Burger Dirk Wittenborn and Johnny Lin’s new production arm, Clandestine Laureate, are teaming on a new untitled film that tells the story of unlikely math genius Christopher Havens.
Burger is set to direct, reteaming with his The Lucky Ones screenwriter, Wittenborn, who recently finished the script. The story follows Havens, a high school drop-out, who is incarcerated and while in solitary confinement, developed an unlikely passion for number theory.
Against all odds, he pioneered a new branch of mathematics that stunned the world. Havens still has 15 years left of his 25-year murder sentence.“Through candid storytelling, we will share untold details of Christopher’s tumultuous journey and his accomplishments,” Lin said. “Who better to capture this idiosyncratic mind of a genius than Dirk and Neil, who both have worked on mad scientist-type projects.
Adding in the elements of a gruesome prison experience, this reunion of Wittenborn and Burger will magnificently capture Haven’s incredible path to redemption,” Lin said.Lin launched Clandestine Laureate with this project by acquiring the rights to Havens’ life story.
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