Members Funkee1 Posted November 28, 2007 Members Share Posted November 28, 2007 Jake Gyllenhall cast in Joe Namath Biopic! Jake Gyllenhaal is Joe Namath in Universal PicSource: VarietyNovember 28, 2007 Universal Pictures will turn the life of Joe Namath into a feature film, with Jake Gyllenhaal playing the Hall of Fame quarterback. According to Variety, David Hollander will write the script once the writers strike is over. Mad Chance's Andrew Lazar will produce. Jimmy Walsh, who runs Namanco Productions, executive produces. Walsh said he and Namath OK'd the movie after a long pursuit by Lazar, a strong take by Hollander and the belief that the athletic Gyllenhaal was the right actor to play him. While other quarterbacks racked up bigger lifetime stats, Namath became the first football player to achieve rock-star status. The movie will tell the story of how the golden-armed kid from Beaver Falls, Pa., became Broadway Joe, the New York Jets quarterback who became a '60s cultural figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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