Movie deal struck with Crazy Rich Asians producers, tweets author of Billion Dollar Whale

PETALING JAYA: The production company behind Hollywood film Crazy Rich Asians has acquired the film rights to the book Billion Dollar Whale, a tell-all tale on fugitive Malaysian financier Jho Low.

Billion Dollar Whale co-author Tom Wright (pic) shared the announcement on his Twitter account, just three days after revealing to the media on Tuesday (Sept 25) that they were negotiating a movie deal.