Sean Penn to be Max Perkins
Hollywood legend Sean Penn looks as though he will take the lead role in the Max Perkins biopic 'Genius'.
Max Perkins is likely not a household name in the UK, but he’s the ideal character for a biopic, and one for Penn to sink his thespian chops in to as with Harvey Milk.
Famed for his quirky style and stylish fedora, the eccentric editor worked at notable New York publishing house Scribner, which saw the likes of F Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway march through its doors to get their books out into the world.
John Logan is adapting the screen story from A Scott Berg’s award-winning biography Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.
Bill Pohlad will likely helm the film, and will also serve as producer on the film through his production company River Road Entertainment.