Johnny Depp to Play John McAfee in New Film "King Of The Jungle"

The story of eccentric software pioneer John McAfee. A former NASA programmer, John McAfee (Depp) is the 66-year-old software guru who developed the first commercial anti-virus program. His company, McAfee Associates, was acquired by Intel in 2010 for $7.68 billion. For the past several months, he had been evading Belizean authorities who sought to question him about the murder of American expatriate and neighbor Gregory Viant Faull, in Orange Walk Town, Belize. McAfee had previously been arrested on suspicion of unlicensed drug manufacturing (methamphetamine) and possession of an unlicensed weapon. He sought political asylum in Guatemala, but his plea was denied and he was designated for deportation after allegedly entering the country illegally. While at a detention center, McAfee faked a heart attack in order to give his attorney time to file a series of appeals that prevented his deportation to Belize, and on Dec. 12, he was deported to the United States. At the peak of his success, McAfee was said to be worth $100 million, though his personal fortune has taken a significant hit in the wake of financial crisis, forcing him to sell almost everything he owned. Contact production office to inquire about production dates and crew jobs:

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