Warner Bros. Pictures has optioned David Liss’ novel “A Conspiracy of Paper” for Ridley and Tony Scott to produce through their Scott Free production company. The book is described as follows:
Benjamin Weaver, a Jew and an ex-boxer, is an outsider in eighteenth-century London, tracking down debtors and felons for aristocratic clients. The son of a wealthy stock trader, he lives estranged from his familyuntil he is asked to investigate his fathers sudden death. Thus Weaver descends into the deceptive world of the English stock jobbers, gliding between coffee houses and gaming houses, drawing rooms and bordellos. The more Weaver uncovers, the darker the truth becomes, until he realizes that he is following too closely in his fathers footstepsand they just might lead him to his own grave. An enthralling historical thriller, A Conspiracy of Paper will leave readers wondering just how much has changed in the stock market in the last three hundred years…
Danny Strong (Recount) will write the script. Sarah Schechter is overseeing for the studio.
