In a deal worth seven figures, New Line has pivoted and swiveled to win a bidding war for "
Agent Zigzag: A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal," a book by Ben Macintyre. Playtone's Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman are producing.
The book, published last week by Harmony Books, centers on the true-life story of Eddie Chapman, a criminal, con man and philanderer who was recruited and trained by the Nazis at the beginning of World War II. Chapman quickly became a master of espionage, and while on a mission to destroy an airplane factory in Britain, contacted the M15, Britain's secret service, thus beginning his life as a double agent.