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Movie on Craig Wright's Bitcoin Claim Faces Counterarguments from Legal Rulings
A 70 million dollar film dramatizing Craig Wright's claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto faces pushback over UK High Court findings that rejected his assertions.
A 70 million dollar feature film directed by Doug Liman depicting Craig Wright as Bitcoin's creator has entered post-production, drawing renewed attention to legal disputes over his identity claims. The production stars Casey Affleck as Wright alongside Gal Gadot, Pete Davidson, and Isla Fisher, utilizing artificial intelligence to generate virtual environments and likenesses of figures such as Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Jack Dorsey.
Former Mt. Gox chief Mark Karpelès responded to the project by directing observers to official court records that contradict the movie's narrative. In 2024, Mr Justice Mellor of the High Court of England and Wales determined that Wright did not write the Bitcoin white paper or create the network, citing extensive forgeries and false statements. Wright later received a suspended 12-month sentence for contempt of court following a 900 billion pound claim against developers and industry firms.
The film reportedly received financial backing from Calvin Ayre, a long-term supporter of Wright. Although the project was presented to potential buyers at the Cannes market in April, it has not yet secured a distributor or an official release date.
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