Bring on the Good Will Hunting reunion! Gus Vant Sant in talks to direct Hulk Hogan movie which could star Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
According to Jeff Sneider, there’s a Good Will Hunting reunion in the works, and it’s probably not the project you would expect. The word is that Gus Van Sant is in talks to direct a Hulk Hogan movie focusing on the wrestler’s legal battle against Gawker, with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon being eyed to star.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon acquired Charles Randolph’s screenplay for the Hulk Hogan project through their Artists Equity production banner. The project, titled Killing Gawker, is based on Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday. It is said to be in active development.
In 2012, Gawker published a short clip of a sex tape featuring Hogan, who quickly sued the company. By March 2016, Hogan was awarded $115 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages, leaving Gawker to file for bankruptcy just three months later.
It’s important to note that Affleck and Damon are just set to produce at this time and are not attached to star, but rumours have been swirling that Affleck could play Hulk Hogan while Damon could play Peter Thiel, the billionaire entrepreneur who funded Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker, allegedly in retaliation for Gawker outing him as gay years earlier. The potential casting feels… odd, but hell, I’d be down for it.
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