Walter Salles Eyes THE MAN IN THE ROCKEFELLER SUIT

True life tale lines up new director.

‘On the Road’ helmer Walter Salles is in reportedly in talks with Fox Searchlight to direct an adaptation of Mark Seal’s non-fiction book ‘The Man in the Rockefeller Suit.’

Salles would be replacing Scott Cooper (‘Crazy Heart’) who was previously on board to direct the true life tale of Christian Gerhartsreiter, a German-born imposter who posed as a member of the Rockefeller family and got away with it for decades.

The film will be produced by Donald De Line (‘Pain & Gain,’ ‘Green Lantern’) with Claudia Lewis and David Greenbaum overseeing for Fox Searchlight.