Filming is being lined up for the end of October in Scotland.
The story was later adapted into 2013 SXSW documentaryThe Great Hip Hop Hoax.
Stephen Kelliher and Sophie Green will serve as executive producers forBankside Films.
L-R: James McAvoy, Samuel Bottomley, Séamus McLean RossGetty Images/AP/Courtesy
Bankside Films is handling international sales, while UTA Independent Film Group is repping North America.
Sales will continue at theTorontoand AFM markets.
