Michael Keaton Hatches The Mcdonald’s Empire In First Trailer For The Founder

 

Michael Keaton’s triumphant return to the acting scene has been welcomed by critics and fans alike, and the actor will be hoping to continue that streak later this year with real-life drama, The Founder.
Keaton will headline The Weinstein Company’s biopic as Ray Kroc, the astute businessman who transformed McDonald’s from a modest fast food chain to a global franchise, one which serves upwards of 68 million customers each and every day. That barnstorming revolution proved somewhat controversial, though, given Kroc initially joined the company as a franchise agent during its formative years, before purchasing McDonald’s outright.

At the time, he set aside $1 million for each of the McDonald brothers, but by the time Kroc passed away in 1984, the sly businessman was worth close to $500 million, and the fast food chain has long established its presences as a global phenomenon.

Directed by John Lee Hancock, Keaton will be rubbing shoulders with Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch and B.J. Novak. The Weinstein Company have aligned The Founder with a late summer release of August 5.