That’s the eye-popping check that Apple just cut to negotiate film rights to Michael Lewis’ next book, Going Infinite, which tells the story of the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried and his collapsed crypto empire. (It’s unclear how much Apple spent on the film rights themselves, as the $5 million went toward just knocking out several other studios competing in the auction for the rights.) As Hollywood tries to figure out how it will entertain audiences following one of the longest work stoppages in the industry’s history, the SBF story seems to be a significant part of that future, with at least eight Hollywood projects now in the work about SBF, according to entertainment news outlet The Ankler.

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