Charlie Matthau To Direct 'Freaky Deaky'

Charlie Matthau will direct his scripted adaptation of "Freaky Deaky," the 1988 Elmore Leonard novel. Matthau will produce with Michael Meltzer. Pic is set to be financed by Eric Peterson, a Vegas-based entrepreneur with holdings in publishing and real estate.

"Freaky Deaky" is the story of two former 1960s revolutionaries who decide to use their bomb-making skills to become capitalists. It was one of multiple Leonard titles optioned by Quentin Tarantino several years ago.