--- description: Michael Keaton is already attached to star in the biopic title: B.J. Novak Signs On for McDonald's Movie image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8c82d77a411e03/69885228524fc00e8cdf2da3/novak.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # B.J. Novak Signs On for McDonald's Movie by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 1:21 PM CUT  Actor B.J. Novak attends the premiere of IFC Films' "The D Train" at ArcLight Hollywood on April 27, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Actor B.J. Novak attends the premiere of IFC Films' "The D Train" at ArcLight Hollywood on April 27, 2015 in Hollywood, California.Michael Tullberg—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 29, 2015 1:21 PM CUT Fresh off his [$7.5 million book deal](http://time.com/3896076/mindy-kaling-bj-novak-book/ "undefined") with Mindy Kaling, B.J. Novak has a new project in the works: he’s set to join the cast of the [McDonald’s biopic ](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bj-novak-joins-michael-keaton-798599 "undefined")[_The Founder_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bj-novak-joins-michael-keaton-798599 "undefined")_._ Michael Keaton will star in the film as Ray Kroc (who didn’t actually found McDonald’s, but took over the fledgling business from Mac and Dick McDonald and amped it up to world dominance). Novak will play a McDonald’s executive and protegé of Kroc, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. Nick Offerman and Laura Dern are also attached to the project. _The Founder_ is slated to come out in the fall of 2016. \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bj-novak-joins-michael-keaton-798599 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/"},"headline":"B.J. Novak Signs On for McDonald's Movie","datePublished":"2015-05-29T13:21:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:44:08.051Z","description":"Michael Keaton is already attached to star in the biopic","url":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/","keywords":["movies","Mcdonald's","Michael Keaton"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8c82d77a411e03/69885228524fc00e8cdf2da3/novak.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa8c82d77a411e03/69885228524fc00e8cdf2da3/novak.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Premiere Of IFC Films' \"The D Train\" - Arrivals","caption":"Premiere Of IFC Films' \"The D Train\" - Arrivals","creditText":"Michael Tullberg—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/","name":"B.J. Novak Signs On for McDonald's Movie"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s fries made of?","description":"Our food. Your questions. What are McDonald’s fries made of?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/nGOOAY0j/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-20T22:40:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/nGOOAY0j.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/","duration":"PT5M5S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3901341/b-j-novak-mcdonalds-movie/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```