- CROSSFACE
SRG Films has announced their plans to adapt the Matthew
Randazzo book "Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the
Pro Wrestling Industry" into a big-screen biopic entitled Crossface. Full
details from the official press release are as follows:
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| Chris Benoit |
"Crossface", a biographical thriller, delves into
the pressures WWE superstar Chris Benoit faced throughout his wrestling career
as the combination of drug-use, depression, and head trauma became increasingly
impossible for him to handle. The true story made headline news in 2007 when
Chris murdered his wife and young son before taking his own life.
SRG Films head Dale Alexander Carnegie is producing the
film, while William Morris Endeavor (WME) is on board to package the project.
Former Weinstein Company staffer, Sarah Coulter, turned in the first draft of
the script in mid-October.
"All of us grow up believing that wrestling is fake,
but looking at the shocking number of deaths in the industry, it quickly
becomes evident that there is nothing fake about the dangers of this
sport," Carnegie said. "Chris Benoit has become a poster child for
everything that's wrong with professional wrestling and Sarah's terrific script
captures his struggles and the many factors that led to the deaths of three
people."
Coulter added: "People immediately point to steroids,
never thinking about the brain trauma these wrestlers can, and do, incur in
their profession, nor do they consider the rigorous schedule that keeps them
working even when they shouldn t be. The Benoit story is one that needs to be
brought into the light.:
SRG Films, currently in talks with directors and actors,
plans to begin filming in the fall of 2012.
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