Chris Hemsworth was chosen to play Hulk Hogan in an upcoming biopic about the WWE Hall of Famer.
Hemsworth had been bulking up for the role, but fans grew uncertain about the movie’s prospects.
WWE Hall of Famer Eric Bischoff was supposed to be a producer, with Todd Phillips, Scott Silver, and John Pollono collaborating as co-writers.
However, fans expressed concern when Hemsworth revealed that he was unsure about the film’s current status last year. Todd Phillips later confirmed that the biopic had been permanently canceled.
During a recent appearance on the “PBD Podcast,” Hogan stated that the planned biopic with Hemsworth had the potential to win an Oscar and boasted an outstanding script.
Hogan noted that a contractual issue delayed Netflix’s payment. He praised the script, highlighting that Scott Silver, known for writing films like The Joker and Wolf of Wall Street, considered it his best work.
After reading the script, Hogan was convinced of its quality and found it quite dark, which he believed could connect with audiences.
He emphasized the film’s importance, noting that Hemsworth had never played a real person before and that this role could’ve led to an Oscar nomination.
Ultimately, after Netflix failed to meet a crucial business deadline, The Hulkster withdrew from the project.
Hogan said, “They kind of missed a beat in the contract, you know, so Netflix screwed up. Yeah, there was a payment that wasn’t placed at the right time. The script was amazing! Actually, Scott Silver, who wrote the script for The Joker, Wolf of Wall Street, and a bunch of other movies, said, ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever written.’ When I read it, I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is really good.’ At the time, I was in a space where I told him the positive stuff about wrestling and the negative stuff about wrestling. I spent about three years with this writer, going back and forth. When I read it, it was very, very dark, if that would be the right word, but it was probably what the public may want to see, you know? And when I read it, I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, if this thing comes out…’ There was talk that Chris Hemsworth had never played a real person before and he would probably win an Oscar and the movie too; this thing’s so powerful, very powerful. I said, ‘Oh, that’s great. Everybody’s going to do really great, but then I’m going to be left here, cheese stands alone, and that might be the last thing people remember me for.’ So I just was moving forward at the time, and when they, business-wise, missed a date, there was an option for me to pull out, and I pulled out.”
