‘Evil Genius’ Trailer: Netflix Investigates A Bizarre Bank Robbery
In 2003, a man walked into a bank and said he had a bomb locked around his neck. The story only got weirder (and deadlier) from there. Now, Netflix will dig into this very strange case with a new documentaryEvil Genius. Watch theEvil Geniustrailer below.
I distinctly remember the events of the so-called “pizza bomber heist” unfolding on the news in 2003. It was a truly strange event that seemed utterly surreal; like the type of story you only see in the movies. Indeed, the event actuallywasturned into a movie – the 2011 film30 Minutes or Less, which fictionalized the events and turned the whole story into a dark comedy. Now the true story takes center stage in the Netflix documentaryEvil Genius. Watch the trailer below.
Evil Genius Trailer
This looks utterly fascinating, and appears to reveal so much more about the case that I never knew. The story involves Brian Wells, a pizza delivery man who walked into a bank with a collar-bomb – a device that looked like something from aSawmovie – strapped around his neck. AsWikipediastates, Wells had a set of instructions that “listed a series of strictly timed tasks to collect keys which would delay the detonation, and eventually defuse it. Additionally, it warned that Wells would be under constant surveillance, and any attempts to contact authorities would result in the bomb’s detonation. ‘ACT NOW, THINK LATER OR YOU WILL DIE!’ was scrawled at the bottom of the instructions.”
Eventually, the bombdidgo off. It’s an utterly diabolical story, and this doc examines the twisted people who set it in motion.Evil Geniuslooks like another true crime winner from Netflix, who are responsible for the engrossing true crime docsMaking a Murderer,The Keepers,and the recentWild, Wild Country.
