Six years later, Codona killed himself in Long Beach in a murder-suicide.
According to Deadline, the film will centre on her tragic romance with fellow acrobat Alfredo Codona.
Margot Robbie hasn’t had a great 2016 film-wise – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot was solid, but the same can’t be said for Warner Bros blockbusters The Legend of Tarzan and Suicide Squad.
There is no director attached yet but in the right hands it could be an intriguing little film.