Ben Jacoby will write a film adaptation of the book American Huckster: How Chuck Blazer Got Rich from--and Sold Out--the Most Powerful Cabal in World Sports: The Inside Story of FIFA Fraud and FBI Investigation by Mary Papenfuss and Teri Thompson, Deadline reported.
Scott Free is producing for 20th Century Studios. Mike Pruss and Avital Siegel are overseeing the project for Scott Free, with Sarah Shepard and Catherine Hughes overseeing for 20th.
Jacoby's credits include an adaptation of Thomas Ray's novella Silencer for Paramount Pictures and a screenplay written with Chase Palmer for Netflix and AGBO's The Whisper Man, the Alex North serial killer novel. In addition to The First Omen, Jacoby also wrote Flash Boys, an adaptation of the book by Michael Lewis for Netflix.