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PostSubject: Rich Franklin movie   Rich Franklin movie EmptyThu Jul 28, 2011 1:19 pm

http://mmajunkie.com/news/24586/double-e-pictures-buys-life-story-of-ufcs-rich-franklin-for-american-fighter-movie.mma
If all goes well, former UFC champion Rich Franklin's life story will soon be the basis of a Hollywood feature film.

Eric Eisner today announced that his Double E Pictures has optioned
Franklin's life story for a film and commissioned David Hollander to
write a script and Mathew Cullen of Motion Theory to executive produce.

"I'm excited to see the story of my career as a fighter brought to the
screen, and I feel confident that the team assembled will do a great job
in telling this story," Franklin stated in today's official release.

According to today's press release, "American Fighter" will tell "the
unlikely story of how Franklin, a family man and high school math
teacher, taught himself mixed martial arts, quickly emerged as one of
the dominant figures in the sport, and ultimately became champion of the
UFC. The story also chronicles the rise of mixed martial arts as the
fastest growing sport in the world and transformation into a
billion-dollar industry."

"I'm happy to be in business with Sean and Motion Theory and look
forward to working with David to capture the story of Rich's remarkable
life," Eisner stated. "This is a truly inspirational story that we are
excited to tell."

Franklin, of course, has long been praised for his journey from math
teacher to UFC middleweight champion. His career began as a hobby, and
self-taught skills in a backyard shed quickly developed into world-class
talent. Along the way, Franklin has remained one of the sport's
most-respected and most-praised athletes as a consummate professional
both in and out of the cage.

Eisner, the son of longtime Disney CEO Michael Eisner, is the founder
and CEO of Double E Pictures. His first feature, "Hamlet 2" was acquired
for $10 million following a successful run at the 2008 Sundance Film
Festival.

Hollander is best known as a writer for a handful of TV series, including "The Cleaner," "Heartland" and "The Guardian."
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PostSubject: Re: Rich Franklin movie   Rich Franklin movie EmptyThu Jul 28, 2011 1:21 pm

I'm expecting some disrespectful comments about my boy.
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PostSubject: Re: Rich Franklin movie   Rich Franklin movie EmptyThu Jul 28, 2011 11:56 pm

Oh this is a biopic about Franklin?

I clicked hoping to read news about "Cyborg Soldier part II"
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PostSubject: Re: Rich Franklin movie   Rich Franklin movie EmptyFri Jul 29, 2011 12:35 am

Good for him, if they can make a movie about highschool coach playing Pro Baseball, why not an MMA fighting math teacher
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PostSubject: Re: Rich Franklin movie   Rich Franklin movie EmptyFri Jul 29, 2011 9:21 am

Sounds fucking great! And Hamlet 2 was hysterical, so I know they can handle this. I just hope they hire someone to play Rich, because he is a terrible fucking actor.
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