Amblin Wins Auction For Ben Mezrich Novella ‘the Mechanic’; Author Behind ‘the Social Network’ To Adapt

Mike Fleming, Deadline.com
Tue, 06/16/2020 - 2:25pm

EXCLUSIVE: Amblin Partners won a spirited bidding battle over seven suitors to win rights to The Mechanic, a new novella by Ben Mezrich. The author, who wrote the nonfiction books Accidental Billionaires (adapted into The Social Network by Aaron Sorkin), and Bringing Down the House (the basis for 21), will write the script.

Topics: exclusive amblin partners the mechanic ben mezrich accidental billionaires the social network aaron sorkin bringing down house novella author adapt

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Amblin Wins Auction For Ben Mezrich Novella ‘the Mechanic’; Author Behind ‘the Social Network’ To Adapt

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