Jeremy Renner is about to star as journalist David Armstrong in an as-of-yet untitled movie primarily based on the true story of Armstrong’s work uncovering secrets and techniques in regards to the opioid epidemic.
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The movie will see Renner tackle the function of the journalist who helped uncover varied secrets and techniques in regards to the Sackler household and Purdue Pharma’s function within the rampant unfold of the addictive painkiller OxyContin. It’s written and directed by award-winning filmmakers and husband-wife duo Aron Gaudet and Gita Pullapilly (Beneath the Harvest Sky, Queenpins).
Armstrong’s real-life uncovering of secret e-mails and paperwork helped pull the curtains again on the Sackler household’s help of Purdue Pharma’s concealment of OxyContin’s potential dependancy and energy danger so as to earn more money off the sale of the medicine. At present, the drama surrounding the household and Purdue Pharma is ongoing, as varied lawsuits proceed to unwind.
“I’m gratified {that a} film viewers will study of the story behind this disaster, which has ruined so many lives,” says the real-life David Armstrong. “I’m impressed with the imaginative and prescient Gita and Aron have for making this movie and thrilled that an actor of Jeremy’s expertise and skill will probably be a serious a part of telling this story.”
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This marks the second mission devoted to the Sackler household and Purdue Pharma in as a few years, as 2021 noticed the Hulu restricted collection Dopesick premiere that centered on the story as nicely.
