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SEATTLE -- Colton Harris-Moore, the notorious Barefoot Bandit, inked a movie deal worth as much as $1.3 million, his attorney confirmed Wednesday.
While Harris-Moore, 20, will not earn a dime off the contract with 20th Century Fox, the money will be used to help pay the minimum $1.4 million he owes in restitution.
"He doesn't really want to do this," said John Henry Browne, Harris-Moore's criminal defense attorney. "But he's got to do it."
Dustin Lance Black, an Academy Award winning screenplay writer, reportedly is writing the script, Browne said. Hollywood trade publication Variety reported last year that David Gordon Green will direct the film, but that hasn't been confirmed.
Various actors including Zac Efron have been rumored to be cast as the Barefoot Bandit.
Although Black already had drafted a screenplay, it will be rewritten after Harris-Moore shares details of his criminal escapades, the attorney said.
"Nobody knows the nitty-gritty of Colton's story," Browne said.
Harris-Moore gained international infamy during a two-year, multi-state crime spree. He stole five planes, more than a dozen cars, several boats and broke into homes and businesses.
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