Robert De Niro to star as Bernie Madoff

HBO have bought the recently published book "Truth and Consequences: Life Inside the Madoff Family" which was written with the co-operation of Madoff's son Andrew and other family members.

Both Andrew and his mother Ruth helped promote the book with rare TV appearances including an in-depth interview on "60 Minutes".

De Niro, 68, will star as Madoff, the former Wall St financial expert who swindled investors out of an estimated $50bn with a Ponzi scheme. [Telegraph]