Michael Jackman, BAFTA-winning producer of “Conclave” has signed on to produce “Black Tuesday,” a 100-minute, real-time disaster thriller about the biggest stock market crash in world history.
“Black Tuesday” is based on the true story behind the stock market crash of 1929, which plunged the country and the world into the Great Depression. The film follows Dick Whitney, the newly appointed acting president of the NYSE, as he “attempts to arrange a financial rescue package to avert the crash and save the world economy.” When Witney’s own ruinous investments and personal demons set him on a collision course with his brother George, the gatekeeper to J.P. Morgan, who is the key to preventing the crash.
“Black Tuesday” will mark the return of director Daniel Ragussis, who previously directed “Imperium,” starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette.The script was co-written by Ragussis and R.F.I. Porto (“Blue Caprice,” “The Yellow Birds.”) Susan Shopmaker (“The Holdovers,” “The Iron Claw,” “Sound of Metal”) will serve as the film’s casting director.
“I have known Dan for over twenty years and been looking for an opportunity to work with him. The screenplay for ‘Black Tuesday’ is riveting, with its fascinating and complex characters, and its parallels to our current financial system 100 years later,” said Jackman in a statement. “Compelling and superbly written, it reveals the hidden machinations of a pivotal moment in history that we all think we know. It struck me the way ‘Conclave did when I first read it—a thriller of the highest quality.”
“Black Tuesday” is the first project to enter pre-production from the previously announced Atomic Features development fund, and will be co-produced by the company. The film is executive produced by Fanghua Jiang with her company San Demetrio Arte. Other executive producers include Li Jing and Ricky Russert.
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