FOXCATCHER

The riveting true story—soon to be a high-profile film—of Olympic wrestling champion brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz and their fatal relationship with the eccentric John du Pont, heir to the du Pont dynasty.

On January 22, 1996, Dave Schultz, Olympic gold medal winner and wrestling golden boy, was shot in the back by du Pont family heir John E. du Pont at the famed Foxcatcher Farms estate in Pennsylvania. Following the murder there was a tense standoff when du Pont barricaded himself in his home for two days before he was finally captured.

Foxcatcher is Mark Schultz’s vivid portrait of the complex relationship he and his brother had with du Pont, a man whose catastrophic break from reality led to tragedy. No one knows the inside story of what went on behind the scenes at Foxcatcher Farms—and inside John du Pont’s head—better than Mark Schultz, also an Olympic gold medalist and a part of the Foxcatcher team.

A movie based on Mark’s memoir, also titled Foxcatcher and directed by Bennett Miller of Moneyball and Capote fame—starring Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, and Mark Ruffalo—is scheduled to release nationally in Fall 2014. The incredible true story of these gold medal–winning brothers and the wealthiest convicted murderer of all time will be making headlines this fall, and Mark’s memoir will reveal the true inside story.

MARK SCHULTZ is an Olympic gold medalist and a national champion in free-style wrestling. He lives in Southern Oregon.