Oscar Isaac is in final negotiations to star in MGM’s “Operation Finale,” a drama about theย group of Israeli Mossad agents who hunted downย notorious Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann, TheWrap has learned.
“Operation Finale” is based on theย true storyย ofย Israeli Mossad agent Peter Malkin (Isaac), who, having lostย his sister and her children in the holocaust, considers Nazi hunting a personal crusade. Malkin has a specific obsession with Eichmann, one of the prime organizers of the Holocaust who escaped justiceย after World War II and spent 15 years hiding in Argentina.
“Twilight: New Moon” directorย Chris Weitz, who wrote the screenplay for “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” will direct the film, which will shoot in Argentina.