Wonderfilm Media has set in motion a biopic about baseball player Randy Arozarena, the Tampa Bay Rays breakout star, who came from Cuba and fueled the Rays run to the World Series, which eventually went to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. Brad Gann, the screenwriter of the Mark Wahlberg-led Invincible and a co-writer of pro surfer Bethany Hamilton biopic Soul Surfer, will pen the screenplay.
Arozarena’s story is inspiring. He escaped Cuba on a makeshift boat, landed in Mexico, and started a new life there before making his way to the U.S. and eventually, his major league debut in 2017. Arozarena currently holds the MLB record for most home runs in a single postseason with 10. In his rookie postseason, Arozarena broke Barry Bonds’ record for most home runs as well as Derek Jeter’s record for most hits by a rookie. He was also named Mvp...
Arozarena’s story is inspiring. He escaped Cuba on a makeshift boat, landed in Mexico, and started a new life there before making his way to the U.S. and eventually, his major league debut in 2017. Arozarena currently holds the MLB record for most home runs in a single postseason with 10. In his rookie postseason, Arozarena broke Barry Bonds’ record for most home runs as well as Derek Jeter’s record for most hits by a rookie. He was also named Mvp...
- 10/30/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Foglight Entertainment co-founder Jeff Bowler and partner William MacDonald have launched a new production company, Typhoon Entertainment, which has inked a first-look deal with Fox TV Studios. Under the pact, Typhoon is developing I'm in the ..., a reality series project for VH1; a back-to-school reality project; and a scripted drama series loosely based on the feature The Negotiator. Spinning off Typhoon was a result of the decision by Foglight's principals to split the company's two businesses -- the New York-based production facility business spearheaded by co-founder Gregg Backer, who will continue as the head of Foglight, and the Los Angeles-based creative division, whose producing credits include VH1's series Driven, the HBO/BBC series Rome and MTV's upcoming biopic of Napster founder Shawn Fanning.
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