Thor himself will be getting all tanned up to play WWE legendHulk Hoganin a new movie.Chris Hemsworthis set to play the wrestler in a project fromThe Hangoverdirector Todd Phillips, accordingTheHollywood Reporter.The actor, 35, will portray Hogan, 65, during the time his wrestling career was on the rise. According to the outlet, the biopic won’t focus on Hogan’s eventual personal struggles but will be “an origin story of the Hulkster and Hulkamania.”Hogan’s career, which began in the 70s, hit its peak during the 80s where he was often on magazine covers and appeared on talk-shows. Most recently, Hogan became embroiled in personal issues such as a sex tape scandal.Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Walter McBride/Corbis via GettyHe was recenlty the subject of the 2017 Netflix film,Nobody Speak, which focused on his high-profile lawsuit againstGawker, the online news outlet that published the sex tape without his permission. The years-long suit ended with Hogan being awarded a multimillion-dollar settlement in 2016, and Gawker and its affiliated websites were later sold off when the company declared bankruptcy.Andrew H. Walker/GettyHogan will act as both a consultant and executive producer on the project, withBradley Cooperalso on board as a producer, per the outlet.
Thor himself will be getting all tanned up to play WWE legendHulk Hoganin a new movie.
Chris Hemsworthis set to play the wrestler in a project fromThe Hangoverdirector Todd Phillips, accordingTheHollywood Reporter.
The actor, 35, will portray Hogan, 65, during the time his wrestling career was on the rise. According to the outlet, the biopic won’t focus on Hogan’s eventual personal struggles but will be “an origin story of the Hulkster and Hulkamania.”
Hogan’s career, which began in the 70s, hit its peak during the 80s where he was often on magazine covers and appeared on talk-shows. Most recently, Hogan became embroiled in personal issues such as a sex tape scandal.
Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic; Walter McBride/Corbis via Getty
He was recenlty the subject of the 2017 Netflix film,Nobody Speak, which focused on his high-profile lawsuit againstGawker, the online news outlet that published the sex tape without his permission. The years-long suit ended with Hogan being awarded a multimillion-dollar settlement in 2016, and Gawker and its affiliated websites were later sold off when the company declared bankruptcy.
Andrew H. Walker/Getty
Hogan will act as both a consultant and executive producer on the project, withBradley Cooperalso on board as a producer, per the outlet.
source: people.com
