Justin Chon to produce, direct biopic of late Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh
Justin Chon and Scooter Braun’s SB Projects are joining forces to produce a film about the life and career of Tony Hsieh, the late CEO of Zappos.
The film, which currently does not have a working title, will be based on the upcoming biography “Wonder Boy: Tony Hsieh, Zappos and the Myth of Happiness in Silicon Valley,” written by Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans of The Wall Street Journal, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
According to its description, the film will center around Hsieh, “an American internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist who grew up in Northern California, attended Harvard University and went on to become the CEO of Zappos, moving the world headquarters to Las Vegas where he restored much of the historic downtown and became famous in the tech world for his ‘happiness’ work culture before his tragic death in a mysterious house fire in 2020. He was 46 years old.”
Chon will direct and co-produce the film, while Braun, James Shin and Scott Manson will also serve as co-producers. Au-Yeung and Jeans will act as executive producers of the project.
This will be Chon’s latest directorial work following “Jamojaya,” which starred Rich Brian and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year. Braun, on the other hand, is a music industry executive and entrepreneur known for managing some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and some of BTS’ activities as CEO of HYBE America.
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