Chris Hemsworth 'fascinated to play' Hulk Hogan, but will the wrestler's sex-tape scandal make it to the screen?
Chris Hemsworth just won hearts with his role in Netflix's new film 'Extraction' and he will now be seen in the upcoming film, 'Hulk Hogan'. The actor will play the former wrestler in a biopic from 'Joker' director Todd Phillips that was announced early last year.
"Look, I haven't read a script yet, I know it's being written now and worked on. I know very little about that. It's sort of in the process now," he told ScreenRant and added, "I'm just fascinated by that world, and I think they're pretty keen to show a side of the world that people haven't seen before. I'm as intrigued as you are."
The much-anticipated movie will revolve around the retired professional wrestler's career in the 1980s. Said to be “an origin story of the Hulkster and Hulkamania,” it will focus more on how he became the most recognized wrestling star worldwide.
While Hogan started his professional wrestling career in 1977, he soon went on to become a heroic all-American who was responsible for the 1980s professional wrestling boom, where he headlined the first nine editions of WWF's flagship annual event, WrestleMania. Not only did he win the WWF Championship five times, but also became the first wrestler to win consecutive Royal Rumble matches, winning in 1990 and 1991.
And if that was not enough to pull you in, Hogan will be the consultant and executive producer along with Bradley Cooper as a producer. Fans are pretty excited to see Hemsworth. "I also wanna see #ChrisHemsworth play Hulk Hogan in a #ToddPhillips directed biopic. I am unapologetically the #1 Phillips fan. We joke and kid online about #dudesrock but it’s real, it’s a movement, and Phillips is the master of it," one wrote.
With a string of films like 'Rocky III', 'No Holds Barred', 'Suburban Commando' and 'Mr. Nanny' and television series like 'Hogan Knows Best', 'Thunder in Paradise' and 'China', he soon stepped into the world of entertainment. He also rose to be the frontman for The Wrestling Boot Band, and the sole record Hulk Rules clinched the #12 spot on the Billboard Top Kid Audio chart in 1995.
Recently, Hogan was embroiled in a sex tape scandal and he was the subject of Netflix's 'Nobody Speak'. The film revolved around his high-profile lawsuit against news outlet Gawker, which published the sex tape without his permission. In the end, Hogan was awarded a multimillion-dollar settlement in 2016.
