Flamin’ Hot will follow the incredible rise of current Frito-Lays executive, Richard Montanez.
Fox Searchlight and producer DeVon Franklin now have the rights to Flamin’ Hot, a biopic about the creator of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.
Variety reports that Fox Searchlight won the rights to Flamin’ Hot and is now developing the project with producer DeVon Franklin.
Following a motivational speech by the Frito-Lay president, Montanez took the initiative of developing an idea for what would become the Flamin’ Hot Cheeto following a mechanical error in the plant.