The wrestling fans missed out on the chance to witness a Hulk Hogan biopic, with Chris Hemsworth portraying the Immortal one. Fans were eager to witness the journey of the two-time WWE Hall of Famer and his rise to fame with the WWE and WCW. Unfortunately, the film did not materialize and the project was canned. Hogan revealed why the film was shelved despite a lot of anticipation among the fans.
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Hulk Hogan Finally Speaks Out On The Shelving Of His Biopic Featuring Chris Hemsworth
During an appearance on the PBD Podcast, Hulk Hogan revealed the real reason for the untitled Netflix biopic of him to be canned. The two-time WWE Hall of Famer revealed that the Netflix production in charge allegedly missed out on a payment. He also revealed that the script made by Joker and Wolf of Wall Street fame Scott Silver was really good. Additionally, there was a belief that Chris Hemsworth could win an Oscar for his performance.
“They kind of missed a beat in the contract, yeah. There was a payment that wasn’t placed at the right time. The script was amazing. Scott Silver, who wrote the script for Joker, Wolf of Wall Street, a bunch of other movies, said, ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever written.’ When I read it, I’m like, oh my god, this is really good. At the time, I was in a space where I told him the positive stuff about wrestling.”
“Spent about three years with this writer going back and forth. When I read it, it was just very, very dark, if that would be the right word. But it was probably what the public may want to see. When I read it I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, if this thing comes out…’ there was talk that Chris Hemsworth had never played a real person before and he could probably win an Oscar, this thing is so powerful,” Hulk Hogan said.
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Hogan added that the missed payment threw a wrench, and Hogan had an option to abandon the project, which he chose to opt for.
However, Netflix went on to work on a documentary about WWE’s former Kingpin, Vince McMahon, which was released over the platform. The series received a lot of attention as it highlighted the journey of the controversial wrestling promoter who built the WWE into what it is today.
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