Story about Gamestop rebels comes to the cinema: Hollywood filmed Wall Street bets

February 1st, 2021, 8:27 pm

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Ben Mezrich, the author behind “The Social Network” writes on “The Antisocial Network”. In it he wants to tell the story of Wallstreetbets. The film rights have already been sold.

It’s a story Hollywood loves. An alleged David – the Robinhood traders around the Reddit forum Wallstreetbets – is investing with a Goliath – the hedge funds that have been betting heavily on falling prices for Gamestop and other small stocks – and wins. That promises a high level of audience interest and ringing cinema or streaming box offices.

This is the story that Ben Mezrich, a distinguished book and script author, wants to write. Mezrich penned “The Accidental Billionaires”, the book that was filmed under the title “The Social Network” and tells the story of how Facebook was created. Mezrich has written over 20 books to date and has sold a total of more than six million copies. He prefers to deal with technical subjects. His last book called “Bitcoin Billionaires” was published in 2019 and is also planned for filming.

The Antisocial Network: Robinhood traders battling hedge funds

In “The Antisocial Network” it is said to be about the recent story of a group of at least six million users of Wall Street rebels who, with trader apps like Robinhood and a Reddit forum that had more or less coordinated the actions, heavy hedge funds worth billions has caused financial damage.