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Johnny Depp to Star in Movie About John McAfee

posted by on Wednesday May 17 2017, @08:15AM   Printer-friendly
from the goofy-facial-hair-and-hats dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

If you have been craving more of that real-life, edge-of-your-seat drama we enjoyed following the adventures of John McAfee just a few years ago, you're in luck.

A movie about the notorious tech magnate is in the works, with actor Johnny Depp filling the lead role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The dark comedy, titled "King of the Jungle," is based on a 2012 Wired article about a journalist's experience chronicling McAfee's journey from tech entrepreneur to cocaine addict to fugitive.

The article, "John McAfee's Last Stand," by Joshua Davis, follows McAfee as he loses his fortune and moves to the jungle of Belize, setting up a "Colonel Kurtz-like compound of guns, sex and madness," according to The Hollwood Reporter. The movie is about escalating paranoia, slippery reality and murder, according to the report.

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  • (Score: 2) by looorg on Wednesday May 17 2017, @10:46AM (2 children)

    by looorg (578) on Wednesday May 17 2017, @10:46AM (#510995)

    Seems Deep has been practicing for this role for many years. Rich, crazy person doing lines of coke.

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  • (Score: 2) by sgleysti on Wednesday May 17 2017, @05:53PM (1 child)

    by sgleysti (56) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday May 17 2017, @05:53PM (#511253)

    If I recall correctly, McAfee is a fan of bath salts.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 20 2017, @04:59AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday May 20 2017, @04:59AM (#512523)

      McAfee claims to be a fan of trying most any drug at least once or twice, but claims that he's got no special affinity for bath salts (though he did allude to the claims in his "How to Uninstall McAfee Antivirus" video).

      I honestly can't say I doubt him here. For one, he's pretty open about liking drugs in general, and for another, a man his age making regular use of bath salts almost certainly wouldn't still be alive after a few years (which there've been). As far as stimulants go, MDPV is pretty nasty stuff.