Ever wonder about the founder of the Chippendales? Soon all your questions will be answered.

Variety says director Tony Scott (‘Top Gun,’ ‘Enemy of the State’) is attached to direct a movie about the rise and fall of Somen “Steve” Banerjee, the man responsible for creating the all-male dance troupe.

It’s quite the crazy tale. Banerjee was an Indian American business man who went from owning a gas station and a failed backgammon club to taking over a flailing nightclub that evolved into Chippendales — which eventually evolved into the touring troupes. Banerjee was consumed by excess when the male strip clubs became a phenomenon in the 1980s, and is said to have become immensely paranoid. He got caught up in the competition, trying to get someone to burn down a rival disco and eventually turning to murder.

In 1993, Banerjee was charged with murder, and conspiracy to commit the murders, of eight different people. He was also charged with racketeering and arson. He committed suicide in jail in 1994, at age 48.

The tone of the biopic will reportedly be similar to that of ‘True Romance,’ also directed by Tony Scott. Scott is currently working on ‘Unstoppable,’ starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.

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