Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted January 1, 2018 Moderators Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 minutes ago, PunkStep said: Dennis Quaid is an excellent shout to play Vince. He also has the same gaping dimple in his chin, doesn't he? He's Old Man Jacked too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Lion_of_the_Midlands Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 It's a relief to see the phrase "Old man jacked" and not see a picture of Harvey Goldstein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 Quaid look great in that pic. Could he do Vince, though? Maybe. It could be his comeback! Someone portraying Vince would have to get jacked, and would anyone be really willing to do it? Actors these days don't seem to be so into drug abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Any positive spin film would have to end at the buying of wcw Hulkamania era steroid trial/ wrestlers “betraying” by going to wcw Rise back up with attitude era and putting rival away been little since worth putting into a movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 *ignore* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 25 minutes ago, Louch said: Any positive spin film would have to end at the buying of wcw Hulkamania era steroid trial/ wrestlers “betraying” by going to wcw Rise back up with attitude era and putting rival away been little since worth putting into a movie It depends if the focus is on wrestling or not. If it’s focusing on him, then you have his Network to look at and promote, his wife is administer of small business. He has grand kids. There’s the film industry that he’s been properly dabbling with for the past decade, The potential re-birth of an XFL if it comes to fruition. Quite a few bits to be fair, that he thinks will make him look in a ‘positive’ light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyattSheepMask Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I agree with all of that, but coming out on top against WCW will always be his crowning achievement and I can see that being the climax of the movie with what's happened since being summed up with text before the credits. You could put the focus on Wrestlemania, how he risked everything on the first one and talk about to how that has "now grown into the biggest Sports Entertainment event in the world, drawing over 100,000 fans to the event in 2016" and use the steroid trial and the Monday Wars as plots within that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Rascall Flatts said: Quaid look great in that pic. Could do Vince, though? Maybe. It could be his comeback! Someone portraying Vince would have to get jacked, and would anyone be really willing to do it? Actors these days don't seem to be so into drug abuse. You're kidding, right? The use of things like GHB in Hollywood has probably never been higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Kaz Hayashi said: It depends if the focus is on wrestling or not. If it’s focusing on him, then you have his Network to look at and promote, his wife is administer of small business. He has grand kids. There’s the film industry that he’s been properly dabbling with for the past decade, The potential re-birth of an XFL if it comes to fruition. Quite a few bits to be fair, that he thinks will make him look in a ‘positive’ light. There’s no drama in any of that though? Biographical movies either end at massive achievement or death. Documentaries have all the things you listed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascall Flatts Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 17 minutes ago, Nostalgia Nonce said: You're kidding, right? The use of things like GHB in Hollywood has probably never been higher. Really? I honestly don't know. In Predator in the 80s they were all on steroids, and glad to admit it. Now? Who's still taking. them? Gary Busey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Surf Digby Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 Why Gary Busey? Is he particularly ripped these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Statto Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Louch said: Biographical movies either end at massive achievement or death. It’s for that reason that I imagine any McMovie made before Vince passes being primarily 80’s set & ending with “Welcome to Wrestlemania 3!” Sure there’s been a lot of achievement (or at least things that WWE flaunts as such) since then, but none of the ones that spring to mind (purchase of WCW, floating on stock market, launch of the Network) really have that cinematic end quality. Ending at Mania 3 sees you finishing at the climax of Vince’s taking wrestling national & “dragging wrestling from the smoky bingo halls into the mainstream and the enormodomes” and allows you to cover off the “going from strength to strength” stuff from then to now with drop ins during the credits. There’s drama & struggle in there, but generally it’s a story of escalating triumph. You also get to avoid the down years & the steroid trials. Plus, given how Vince likes to be seen as unconventional, it opens up the possibility of the highly-rare biopic sequel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_mole Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Didn't Vince say he was sexually abused by his own mum, it would probably start off as him as a young poor kid living in a trailer park, getting to know his real rich father, him starting to promote and risking it all and then eventually going national. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUM Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 It'll be about his young years as the son of wrestling promoter and end with him taking over the company I imagine. That leaves the door open for the sequel if it's successful - with which you can focus on the first WrestleMania being arranged. And again that leaves the door open. So many stories to tell that I do agree it would be better in a TV series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members garynysmon Posted January 1, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted January 1, 2018 The problem you have is that anything which has the involvement of the WWE means they would have to follow their narrative of ignoring the manner they put the territories out of business in the 80's (a massive part of the company's story), yet bemoaning WCW's rise in the late 90's. It would be like that terrible film that FIFA put out a few years ago. But maintaining the integrity of the story with an independent production would also be difficult without access to the tape library, let alone use of WWE owned trademarks etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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