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What Will Be Included in Adam McKay's Telling Of Theranos / Elizabeth Holmes Story?

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Mark Melin
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The Big Short movie master Adam McKay, director of the Wall Street derivatives laugh track that carried a serious and well received message, has found his next project – and snagged a major A list actress in the process. McKay will team with Jennifer Lawrence to tell the story of Theranos and its controversial 32-year-old founder Elizabeth Holmes, Deadline first reported.

Before The Big Short was released, ValueWalk accurately predicted what was not going to be included in McKay’s Oscar nominated tome (how the Bush administration encouraged a system where loans were given to people who couldn’t afford them). Movies have limited timeframe to tell a story. McKay stuck to what was the most important point – non-cleared...

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.