To recreate the legendary wrestling star Hulk HoganWhat would you do when Ben Affleck And Matt Damon Want to make a movie about yourself? Obviously you'd sit back and watch, while bona fide hunting The duo will produce a film. Based on the infamous legal battle the Hulksters had with Gawker.which saw the now-defunct website pay $31 million to the former WWE/WCW icon after he sued them following the release of a sex tape in 2012.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Affleck and Damon's production company, Artists Equity, has acquired the film's script. kill joker Written by Academy Award winner Charles Randolph (Love & Other Drugs, Big loan). Adapted from a non-fiction book. Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of a Conspiracy Directed by Ryan Holiday, the film will follow the events surrounding the infamous lawsuit that caused a sensational Hollywood scandal. The best part? Gus Van Sant, who directed Affleck and Damon in bona fide huntingHe is in talks to direct the new film.
The part that's not the best? Affleck looks forward to playing Hoganwhose real name is Terry Bollea. Sure, it's his production company, but come on? Affleck as Hogan? We don't see it. Even with all the prosthetics in the world, there's no way we can expect him to be taken seriously. Fortunately, casting decisions haven't been finalized yet, so hopefully Damon can maybe convince him to back out of this before the cameras start rolling.
What happened to the Hulk Hogan biopic with Chris Hemsworth?
Chris Hemsworth — Now there's a man who can play Hulk Hogan. In fact, the Marvel Cinematic Universe star was at one point slated to portray the wrestling giant in a Netflix biopic about his life directed by Todd Phillips (jokerUnfortunately, the project has since fallen through. According to Hogan — who is known to twist the truth from time to time — the streaming platform missed the deadline to start production on the film, and the rights reverted back to him.
“It was a situation where Netflix couldn’t make the date commercially. I had a choice at the time to change course. My life rights and other things are somewhere else now and there are a lot of things that are preparing to happen. I hope I can do that.” [director] “Todd Phillips and Chris Hemsworth still want to play, there's still a big opportunity there.”
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While the biopic is no longer in the works, Affleck and Damon could easily cast Hemsworth in the lead roles. kill joker If they wanted to, it might cost them more money, but the end result would be more than worth it. We can easily see the Australian actor taking on an American accent, building on his already impressive physique, and sporting his signature mustache to portray Hogan in an award-winning performance.
Obviously all of this is still up in the air right now, but we'll have more news on that. kill joker It will be available in the coming months, bro!
