Arnon Milchan

Israeli Hollywood producer announced extension of partnership with fellow mogul Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. until March 2022. Recently released "Love and Other Drugs" with Anne Hathaway and is working on "Now" starring Justin Timberlake. Business student and professional soccer player successfully transformed family's bankrupt fertilizer company into a $125 million business with interests in agriculture, aerospace, animal health products, plastic, fiber optics and pharmaceuticals. Later produced such classic movies as "Pretty Woman," "Fight Club" and "Mr. and Mrs. Smith." Close friend of Shimon Peres has vowed to help bring about peace in Middle East. Has extensive art collection. Born in Rehovot, just outside Tel Aviv, Milchan went to school in the United Kingdom and Geneva before returning to Israel in 1965 at age 21 to run the family fertilizer business. He partnered with the ministries of agriculture and health and grew the family business into a $125 million-a-year company with ventures in agriculture, animal health products, plastic, fiber optics and pharmaceuticals. Milchan reportedly became an arms dealer in the early 1970s while serving in the Israeli Air Force, acting as a conduit between the Israeli Defense Sources and U.S. defense contractors like Raytheon and Hawker Beechcraft. Arnon Milchan has led a secret double life. The kind of life one would read about in a John Le Carré spy novel or in a movie made by Hollywood colleagues Steven Spielberg or Oliver Stone. This is the story of a secret agent, of nuclear proliferation, billion-dollar high-tech defense transactions, ideology, patriotism, love, heartbreak, and the awe inspiring Hollywood career of a mysterious mogul. In a true story that puts James Bond to shame, Confidential details with nail-biting suspense how producer Arnon Milchan evolved from his youth into one of the most important covert agents that Israeli intelligence has ever fielded. From Iran to South Africa, from Poland to Taiwan and the US, Confidential casts a global net to expose the legendary producer of blockbusters like Pretty Woman, LA Confidential, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Meir Doron and Joseph Gelman methodically unveil Arnon Milchan's role as a key player in many of Israel s most important intelligence operations. Confidential is packed with stunning new revelations and opens a window into the world of a key covert operative, who evolved into a genuine member of Hollywood's royal elite.