It'd be a lot of fun to see Josh Brolin play a sleazy version of McMahon, and I feel like Hugh Jackman's natural showmanship might give him a leg up on the competition. Who else could play this guy in Pandemonium? But let's pretend he's not interested and he passes on the part. He sort of has the look of a younger McMahon with the slick hair and the flashy clothes, but there's an intelligence to him that would make you believe there's something deeper going on than just a hyped up public persona. (He's also responsible for the short-lived XFL football league, which was covered in great detail in a recent ESPN 30 for 30 film.) He currently operates as the majority owner of the WWE, but he's also essentially played a heightened version of himself on television for years, going as far as getting in the ring to wrestle and incorporating himself into the sorts of long-running narratives that wrestling fans love.Ĭooper is inspired casting. WWE Studios recently teamed with MGM and Johnson’s Seven Bucks Productions on Fighting With My Family, a wrestling drama from director Stephen Merchant that will star Lena Headey and Nick Frost.If you don't know much about McMahon, he's a brash, larger-than-life persona who is also a business visionary responsible for turning what was previously only a regional sport into a worldwide mega-hit enterprise. Slat Rock Wrestling Presents '14 Actors Who Can Play Vince Mcmahon In Pandemonium Note All the wrestling related images belong to WWE while the remainin. They’re represented by CAA, while Williams ( Underdog) is repped by UTA and Aperture Entertainment. Since WWE Studios president Michael Luisi is one of the producers then that means it has the approval of Vince McMahon, which should give the film plenty of access to him, his lifestyle. It will be directed by Glenn Ficarra and. The studio is in negotiations for the highly sought-after Pandemonium, which has Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, who direct and executive produce the hit television drama This Is Us, in talks to direct.
By John Canton Published 25th April 2017 Share Tweet Send Share There will. According to The Hollywood Reporter, TriStar Pictures is in negotiations for the film currently titled Pandemonium. By Rebecca Ford, Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter TriStar Pictures is getting into the ring for a biopic about WWE chairman and CEO Vince McMahon.
Requa and Ficarra and Requa previously directed I Love You Phillip Morris, the Will Smith-Margot Robbie movie Focus, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot and Crazy, Stupid, Love. They also executive produce and direct NBC’s acclaimed drama This Is Us. WWE News: A Vince McMahon Movie Titled Pandemonium Is In Development. It was McMahon who took wrestling from niche sport to national sensation by focusing on building the league’s personalities, from ’80s stars Hulk Hogan and Andre the Giant to ’90s stars “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to more modern warriors like John Cena - all of whom went on to enjoy acting careers.Įver the showman, not only did McMahon create the first WrestleMania in 1985 - which has become an annual hit on PPV - but he’s also a successful wrestler in his own right.
Soon after founding his own company in 1979, he acquired the WWF, which was later renamed the WWE - World Wrestling Entertainment.
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McMahon shadowed his father at work and entered the family business after college as an in-ring announced in 1969, going on to become a popular TV commentator. McMahon’s father and grandfather were early wrestling promoters who created the World Wide Wrestling Federation, which later became known as World Wrestling Federation, aka the WWF. TriStar executives Hannah Minghella and Nicole Brown will oversee on behalf of the studio, which reportedly went all-out to acquire the material once Lazar secured McMahon’s life rights - something that was an issue for studios when the project first made the Hollywood rounds last summer. Charlie Gogolak of Zaftig Films will serve as an executive producer. A Vince McMahon biopic, Pandemonium, is in the works Who could possibly fill the big suit of Mr. A Vince McMahon biopic, Pandemonium, is in the works Who could possibly fill the big suit of Mr. Hot off the success of This Is Us, John Requa and Glenn Ficarra will direct, while Andrew Lazar will produce with WWE Studios president Michael Luisi and Adam Goldworm of Aperture Entertainment. Williams, the Tracking Board has confirmed. Vince McMahon 'Pandemonium' Movie Updates, WWE MMC Teams On Their Charities (Videos), Luke Harper. Who on Earth could possibly play WWE honcho Vince McMahon? The muscle-bound CEO is the subject of a new biopic titled PANDEMONIUM that is in the works at TriStar Pictures, which is in negotiations to acquire the script by Craig A.
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