Variety is reporting that Brian Helgeland (42, L.A. Confidential) will direct the Button Man adaptation for Netflix, based on the graphic novel by John Wagner and Arthur Ranson.
Button Man tells the story of ex-military contractor Harry Exton, considered the first true hero of the post-truth age.
Executive producers include 6th & Idaho’s Rafi Crohn, John Wagner, and Arthur Ranson.
Button Man casting will begin for the role of Exton.