Bitconned scammer Ray Trapani to make Wolf of Wall Street style movie of his life & wants Timothee Chalamet as the lead | 4D88W16 | 2024-02-06 19:08:01
Bitconned scammer Ray Trapani to make Wolf of Wall Street style movie of his life & wants Timothee Chalamet as the lead | 4D88W16 | 2024-02-06 19:08:01
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BITCONNED's Ray Trapani is in talks to make a movie about how he turned embroiled in one of the largest crypto scams in history – and would love actor Timothee Chalamet to play him.
The Centra Tech co-founder and his former enterprise companions conned buyers out of $32million back within the 2010s, and their story is advised in the new Netflix docu-series.
Ray, together with Sohrab "Sam" Sharma and Robert Joseph Farkas, claimed to have launched a debit card that may enable customers to spend their cryptocurrency in real-time.
It was billed because the "world's first multi-blockchain cryptocurrency debit card," however though that they had hired developers to attempt to create the product, it didn't exist.
Buyers believed within the company, which was as soon as valued at round half a billion dollars, and ended up dropping money.
Ray was arrested in 2018 and though he was given time served, he's had to rebuild his life and says he's a modified man after years of dwelling as a con artist.
Before the crypto rip-off, he was working together with his partners operating Miami Exotics, a luxurious automotive rental firm, and dwelling the high life with movie star associates.
Ray stated he was within the means of writing a e-book about his wild 20s and the Centra Tech scandal when he was approached concerning the collection, and he's now keen to work with producers on a film.
Asked about any upcoming film, he stated, "I'm in talks. And& I had one supply from an indie firm, however it was weirdly structured and most of it will have been paid as a producer's charge.
"Truthfully, I've been on the lookout for a brand new agent so I can see what else is on the market.
"At the minute, I'm just type of happening other individuals's podcasts until I'm off probation in a yr and making content at house."
Quizzed on who he'd think about enjoying him in a movie, just like Wolf Of Wall Road, he stated, "It's a troublesome one because individuals see me in the documentary as me now, but the previous me was very skinny and like a Timothee Chalamet look.
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"I might love Timothee Chalamet. He plays a stoner position very nicely. That may be nice, I f***ing love that man.
"That's why individuals love Wolf of Wall Street, it's solely as a result of it's Leo, he's so handsome that you simply're like, 'I really like this'."
Ray's wild past has resulted in loads of public consideration, both good and dangerous, but he says he can deal with any backlash and he just needs to inform the story properly on display.
"I get loads of personal DMs of people like, 'Your story's crazy'. They ask me for advice on stuff and I type of simply attempt to give them nearly as good, and wholesome recommendation as potential.
"The hate stuff,& you got to anticipate it. The 'I'm going to murder your family' and so forth. I get these things from numerous individuals."
On the flip aspect, he admits he's turn out to be a little bit of a nasty boy heartthrob because the documentary aired, but as a married father-of-two he's not taking it too significantly.
"My following is like& 90 % ladies. My spouse can't adore it, but we've got had conversations of like, 'I'm not bringing any of it residence,'" he advised The U.S. Sun.
"To make it on social media, you must play into it. I can't go stay on social media and then not take ladies's questions.& I get all of the craziest things."
Ray, now 32, says he's discovered from his mistakes and doesn't need to inspire individuals to turn out to be hackers, however feels he has a wild story that ought to be informed in full.
Many films about con artists and grifters have completed properly in recent times, from The Inventor: Out for Blood in& Silicon Valley& to& Inventing Anna& and Queenpins.
Asked why he believes they're so in style, Ray stated working-class individuals can typically relate to those that find yourself turning to crime, despite the fact that they'd by no means do it themselves.
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"Everyone's just sick of feeling like they're being scammed by the Government and whatnot," he stated.
"It's so arduous to get forward. I feel that's why there's such a growth in that. As a result of everyone's like type of f**okay it, excuse my language, but they're like, 'F**okay this s**t. I don't need to simply continue to work a job. I literally can't even afford my house and payments working like a daily job.'"
He hopes whereas he continues to stay on a wise path, his story of dwelling the high life before it all got here crashing down will at the very least entertain others.
"It's not that I need to maintain publicizing the crimes I did, it's more so that I feel that it's a ok story that a movie would do nicely on the Box Office," he stated.
"Put me in entrance of as many people as attainable, I'll tell my aspect of the story in full. And then, by means of that, once they come to my platforms, I'll do good issues with it sooner or later."
He's also virtually completed writing a guide concerning the scandal, explaining: "My co-author on the e-book is like my greatest pal. The ebook's principally completed. It was simply onerous to promote because there were some authorized points round being paid to inform my story. Nevertheless it's occurring.
"I really like the ebook as a result of that has like all of the craziest tales.& Sex stories, celebration stories. Oh my god. All of the childhood tales. I let it all out in that ebook.
"A whole lot of weird issues I've seen and been around. Celebrities, the whole lot. I've just been in these rooms that like no one will get to see any such stuff."
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