Paramount Vantage has optioned the Sudhir Venkatesh book Gang Leader for a Day, reports Variety. The film adaptation will be directed by Craig Brewer and written by Michael Caleo. Venkatesh’s Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets “recounted years he spent chronicling a crack-dealing gang in Chicago for a research project. He befriended the Black Kings and their leader and was invited to observe close up. Venkatesh found a close-knit group whose corporate culture was much like that of a successful legitimate business. Venkatesh was given the job of calling the shots of the criminal enterprise for a day.”