The Oscar-tipped biopic focuses on Ray Kroc,the salesman who started as a franchise agent before turning the speedily-food burger business into a global phenomenonIt’s a comeback that’s already seen him star in two best picture Oscar winners in a row, and next year could obtain it three with the release of yet another awards-friendly film for Michael Keaton.The first trailer for The Founder introduces Keaton as Ray Kroc, and the man who turned McDonald’s into a multibillion-dollar business. It was a controversial rise to power: Kroc initially joined the company as a franchise agent when it was just a small chain but ultimately bought the company himself,giving the McDonald brothers $1m each. By the time of Kroc’s death in 1984, he was worth $500m.
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Source: theguardian.com