David Mirkin is to adapt Virgin tycoon Richard Branson’s autobiography Losing My Virginity for the big screen for producer Steven Paul and Junction Films. Mirkin is a former writer for THE SIMPSONS, and co-wrote THE SIMPSON’S MOVIE and also HEARTBREAKERS and ROMY AND MICHELLE’S HIGH SCHOOL REUNION.
Here’s a description on the 1998 book (which was updated in 2005) by Woopidoo.
The flamboyant Virgin entrepreneur from the United Kingdom shares some of his business successes, world adventures, and personal background in his bubbly autobiography. “Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way” is a very appropriate title as it is exactly what the book is about.
Richard Branson keeps the book fast paced and interesting from start to finish, just like his life. Starting from his beginnings where he was a dyslexic student starting his own student magazine and a music mail order business, through to his ballooning adventures and sprawling global empire. Branson is humble enough to poke fun at himself and talk about his failures while being self confident enough to take on some of the most challenging industries in business.
While many business and finance biographies can become dry and uninteresting, Branson keeps the reader turning the pages like a novel. It’s littered with celebrities, near death adventures, and multi-million dollar deals.
