Billy McFarland ‘s Fyre Festival is the disaster that keeps on giving. Earlier this summer, the convicted fraudster sold all trademarks related to the music festival on eBay for $245,300 . Now, the chaos fest and the man behind it will serve as the basis for the upcoming musical comedy , Fyre Fest The Musical .
“Honestly, I think the idea is exciting, weird, and potentially disastrous, which seems apt and is how I like to work,” said producer Taika Waititi , per The Hollywood Reporter . “I can’t wait to get started and snatch me some of that sweet American theatre money.” It’s a true parallel to the story behind Fyre Fest, which has been immortalized in documentaries from both Netflix and Hulu, as well as in the viral photos of the terribly sad sandwiches the stranded festiva