{"id":870751,"date":"2025-09-05T21:12:53","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/pete-davidson-casey-affleck-set-to-star-in-new-high-stakes-bitcoin-thriller-killing-satoshi\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T21:12:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T02:12:53","slug":"pete-davidson-casey-affleck-set-to-star-in-new-high-stakes-bitcoin-thriller-killing-satoshi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/pete-davidson-casey-affleck-set-to-star-in-new-high-stakes-bitcoin-thriller-killing-satoshi\/","title":{"rendered":"Pete Davidson, Casey Affleck Set To Star In New High-Stakes Bitcoin Thriller \u2018Killing Satoshi\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Julia is an experienced editor with a passion for covering a wide variety of beats. She loves all things politics and regularly covers regulatory updates on emerging technology here for Crypto News.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Saturday Night Live alum Pete Davidson and Oscar winner Casey Affleck are set to star in a new film about pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Variety reports.<\/p>\n

Pete Davidson, Casey Affleck Team Up For Satoshi Thriller<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to the entertainment news outlet<\/a>, Davidson and Affleck are signed on to star in Doug Liman\u2019s (\u201cThe Bourne Identity,\u201d \u201cMr. & Mrs. Smith) \u201cKilling Satoshi,\u201d a conspiracy thriller slated to delve into the mystery surrounding the elusive Bitcoin founder.<\/p>\n

Longstanding Clint Eastwood collaborator Nick Schenk (\u201cGran Torino,\u201d \u201cThe Mule\u201d) wrote the screenplay, which Liman describes as a \u201cDavid and Goliath\u201d story.<\/p>\n

Though Davidson and Affleck\u2019s character descriptions remain confidential, the film\u2019s plot \u201cweaves together political intrigue, high-tech espionage and a race against time as forces across the globe \u2013 spanning governments, Wall Street and Silicon Valley \u2013 wage an all-out battle for control.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Killing Satoshi\u2019\u201d follows unlikely antiheroes taking on the most powerful people on the planet in an epic battle that strikes at the core of what money is and who controls it,\u201d Liman told Variety. \u201cI\u2019m so excited to be collaborating with Casey Affleck again opposite the incredible Pete Davidson.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A feature film called “Killing Satoshi” set to be released in 2026.<\/p>\n

It is being directed by Doug Liman (also directed The Bourne Identity) and will star Casey Affleck and Pete Davidson.<\/p>\n

The thriller will focus on the creation of Bitcoin and the identity of its mysterious\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/C0rEI2irvc<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Originally developed by Relativity Media founder Ryan Kavanaugh, the film is being produced by Kavanaugh\u2019s production company Proxima alongside Aperture Media Partners.<\/p>\n

Filming will begin in London next month ahead of its anticipated 2026 premiere.<\/p>\n

Obamas Producing New Netflix Series About FTX Scandal<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u201cKilling Satoshi\u201d is the second blockchain-focused film<\/a> and TV project to make headlines this year.<\/p>\n

In May, streaming giant Netflix announced that it had given the green light to an eight-episode limited series, \u201cThe Altruists,\u201d about the FTX scandal.<\/p>\n

According to Netflix<\/a>, the show will follow \u201ctwo hyper-smart, ambitious young idealists who tried to remake the global financial system in the blink of an eye\u201d ahead of the crypto exchange\u2019s<\/a> $8 billion collapse.<\/p>\n

Produced by Barack and Michelle Obama\u2019s Higher Ground Productions, \u201cThe Altruists\u201d stars Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle as former Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, respectively.<\/p>\n

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