The story of Luigi Mangione, the man who murdered UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is getting its own documentary. Anonymous Content and Alex Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions are joining forces to make a film around the shooting that took place Dec. 4.
Mangione managed to escape police for a few days before being apprehended at a McDonald’s restaurant. Since then, the killer has been posted all over the Internet, with many sympathizing with the frustrations that led to him killing Thompson.
With America divided over the future of health care, the documentary will attempt to shed light on how much suffering the industry can cause and how it can drive someone to do something so extreme.
Alex Gibney won an Oscar in 2008 for his documentary Taxi to the Dark Side. He is currently working on a documentary about Elon Musk and a film about Salman Rushdie. So it may be a while before we get to see Luigi Mangione’s film.
Thanks, variety.