from www.reuters.com – Philadelphia native Adam Mazer is attached to write “Rube,” a real-life tale about the roots of the porn biz.

“Rube” will be based on the late Reuben Sturman, who in the 1950s began selling “girlie magazines” in Ohio, imported porn from Europe and brought peep shows to America. Despite legal challenges, he became a billionaire in the 1970s but got into business with the Gotti mob in New York, ended up in jail and died penniless.