EXCLUSIVE: While Brock Purdy continues to kick ass with the San Francisco Forty-Niners, Skydance is trying to the inform story of one other participant that shares his nickname with Purdy, Mr. Irrelevant, which is given to the final decide in the NFL draft. Sources inform Deadline, the studio is growing a film about John Tuggle who was given the title in the 1983 NFL draft with Jonathan Levine directing and Nick Santora penning the script.
The pic can be produced by Skydance Sports with Levine producing with Gillian Bohrer for Megamix together with Santora. The movie will inform the inspiring, heart-felt, and true story of John Tuggle, the “Mr. Irrelevant” of the 1983 draft, the final participant chosen in the final spherical, by the New York Giants, and his enduring influence on his crew and teammates.
Mr. Irrelevant first began in 1976 when former USC Trojan and Indianapolis Colts receiver Paul Salata beginning a sequence of occasions known as Irrelevant Week for the participant chosen final in the draft. Since its creation, a handful of gamers have gone on to notoriety however Purdy has given the identify new that means since he took over beginning duties for the Forty-Niners final season having nonetheless not misplaced an everyday season recreation along with his crew at the moment one of many favorites to win the Super Bowl. While Tuggle’s story is far completely different then Purdy’s, it nonetheless touches on all of the notes that make for a perfect sports activities film that Skydance Sports is in search of in its movie slate.
Levine made his large mark with the hit 2011 comedy 50/50 that starred Joseph Goseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen. He most just lately reunited with Rogen on the 2019 comedy Long Shot that additionally starred Charlize Theron. He has been dipping his toes in the TV realm as of late directing all eight episodes of Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers.
Santora was showrunner on Amazon’s Reacher sequence and likewise created the Netflix and Skydance sequence FUBAR starring Arnold Schwarzeneger. He additionally additionally served as govt producer/showrunner on The Most Dangerous Game and The Fugitive.
Skydance Sports first two initiatives consists of the Emmy nominated docu-series Good Rivals and the critically acclaimed characteristic movie Air, each streaming on Prime Video. Last 12 months, Skydance Sports and the NFL fashioned a three way partnership whereby the previous serves as a multi-sports studio to create premium programming throughout unscripted and scripted genres. The partnership’s first initiatives embody a docu-series chronicling Dallas Cowboys proprietor Jerry Jones and the Cowboys franchise, in addition to NFL Draft: The Pick Is In for The Roku Channel and Kelce for Prime Video.
Megamix just lately renewed their first-look movie and TV cope with Lionsgate. The manufacturing firm simply premiered Scrambled, their first characteristic below the deal, on the 2023 SXSW Film Festival, and are additionally overseeing the studio’s sequel to Dirty Dancing, with Jennifer Grey hooked up to star.
Levine is repped by CAA and Santora is repped by WME and Gotham Group. Bohrer additionally repped by CAA.
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