'Barry Minkow' finds its lead

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By Adnan Tezer Aug 31, 2009, 22:34 GMT

Justin Baldoni has been cast in the title role in the real-life story of "Barry Minkow."According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baldoni joins James Caan, Armand Assante, Mark Hamill and Ving Rhames in the bizarre story of a teenage entrepreneur running a successful carpet company, ZZZZ Best, who gets busted for running a Ponzi scheme. After experiencing a religious conversion in prison, Minkow becomes a pastor doing anti-fraud work with the FBI.The screenplay was written by Jonathan Meyers; Bruce Caulk will direct.Bret Saxon, Jeff Bowler, Ari Palitz, William MacDonald, Charles Arthur Berg and Minkow are producing for Insomnia Media Group. The film is shooting in Los Angeles.

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