Evil Genius is a forthcoming true crime film directed by actress Courteney Cox. The film will be based on the namesake true crime documentary series that came out in 2018 and chronicled the 2003 Pizza bomber case. The docuseries was released on Netflix and received positive reviews. Cox is known for her role as Monica in NBC's sitcom Friends and the Scream franchise of films.The film will also star Patricia Arquette and David Harbour. Let's examine all the other details about this film that are currently available.Courteney Cox to direct Evil Genius film adaptationCourtenay Miles is penning the screenplay. It will also star Harlow Jane, Danielle Macdonald, Garrett Dillahunt, Ryan Eggold, Owen Teague, Tom McCarthy, Michael Chernus, and Gregory Alan Williams.The production of Evil Genius is currently going on in New Jersey. It's produced by Jason Bateman, John Buderwitz, and Michael Costigan, as well as Cox, under their banners of August Night and Aggregate Films.It is inspired by the true crime documentary series of the same name that was released on Netflix as a four-part series in 2018. Cox said that she was fascinated by the story.“I’ve been fascinated by Evil Genius since I first saw the documentary. It’s stranger than fiction. At moments darkly funny and yet deeply emotional. A story about love, loneliness, manipulation, and the people on the fringes who get pulled into something much bigger than themselves.”The documentary was about the 2003 Pizza bomber case, when a delivery guy named Brian Wells robbed a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania. The authorities quickly apprehended him, but he died after a collar bomb on his neck exploded. As the investigation began, it soon surfaced that a woman named Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong had nearly forced him to commit the crime. Trey Borzillieri, the narrator of the documentary, interviewed her extensively while she was serving her sentence in jail.It is unclear who will play her role on screen for the feature film adaptation. Cox has served as a director-producer for the 2014 dark comedy drama "Just Before I Go" and has executive-produced titles such as "Scream VI," "The Butler's in Love," "The Tripper," and "The Shrink Is In."Stay tuned to Soap Central for more such stories.