The Bernie Madoff story seems like it would make a great movie. I'd certainly go see it opening night, even though I already know how it ends. But as Bloomberg explores, getting such a movie made is trickier than it sounds, particularly the casting.
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Megan McArdle is a columnist at Bloomberg View and a former senior editor at The Atlantic. Her new book is The Up Side of Down.