Summary

• George Santos reacts angrily to the HBO movie about him, calling it a "fictitious story" and criticizing the filmmakers for not getting his permission.
• Santos' furious response adds fuel to the project, highlighting his hypocrisy and potentially making for an even more engrossing character arc.
• The controversy surrounding Santos' comments could give HBO free publicity and hype, keeping the movie relevant and enticing audiences to watch the final product.

Now ex-Congressman George Santos viciously addresses the HBO went on to announce the development of a Santos movie based on the book The Fabulist: The Lying, Hustling, Grifting, Stealing, and Very American Legend of George Santos by Mark Chiusano.

Following the announcement, Santos has reacted to the development of the HBO project. According to TMZ, Santos calls the movie a “fictitious story” and says that the filmmakers did not get his permission to write about him. Santos elaborated:

"F them and their chicken s** deal with no inside information or reality of facts."

George Santos’ Anger Could Help The HBO Movie

HBO was quick to get the rights to Chiusano’s book, as The Fabulist was released on November 28. Santos’ subsequent expulsion from Congress was probably what solidified HBO's interest in developing the project. While Santos’ fraught political history was already ripe for an interesting exploration of deceit and the American Dream, the fact that Santos then suffered this consequence turned the narrative into an even more engrossing character arc.

Santos' fiery response only further plays into his flippant and ridiculous character. After months of being caught in lies, there’s an irony to Santos being so concerned over the “reality of facts” of the HBO movie, which has yet to be written. Comments like these could be great fuel for the project, as including dialogue like this could point to Santos’ hypocrisy and buffoonery.

This controversy might also give HBO some free publicity and hype. Though Santos has been in the news for months, the movie would risk losing momentum as viewers find themselves more separated from the breaking news aspect of the story. If Santos continues to speak out against the film, however, HBO could reap the benefits as future audiences get wrapped up in heated discourse, which could also prompt some to be curious about the final product.

Source: TMZ