Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy

Trust no one but the enemy.

Set against the high-stakes backdrop of the late Cold War, Adolf Tolkachev, an ordinary man who risks everything to pass thousands of pages of top-secret Soviet intelligence to the U.S. Despite repeated rejections by a wary CIA, Tolkachev persisted, embodying the courage to stand against a regime that betrayed its own people. Finally, finding an ally in CIA agent Tom Lenihan, Tolkachev was able to fundamentally shift the balance of power, proving that true patriotism lies not in blind allegiance but in the willingness to challenge a government when it strays from its ideals.

Genres
History, Thriller, Drama
Director
Amma Asante

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: The Billion Dollar Spy

Billion Dollar Spy is an upcoming spy thriller film directed by Amma Asante and written by Stephen Gaghan and Ben August. It is based on the 2015 non-fiction book The Billion Dollar Spy by David E. Hoffman, and stars Russell Crowe as the titular spy, alongside Harry Lawtey, Vera Farmiga, Tony Goldwyn, Willa Fitzgerald, Rufus Sewell, and Justin Theroux.

Production

In October 2020, it was announced that Amma Asante would direct a film adaptation of the novel The Billion Dollar Spy, with a screenplay by Ben August and Stephen Gaghan and with Mads Mikkelsen and Armie Hammer attached to co-star in the film. In the wake of sexual and emotional abuse allegations, including a sexual assault investigation, Hammer was fired from the project in March 2021 - effectively halting the project.

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