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AEW star MVP could link up with an old WWE co-worker in the future to make a movie about his life.

On a new episode of his Marking Out podcast, MVP was asked if he’s given thought to turning his life story into a book or movie. MVP said he has considered the idea but has not done anything concrete like writing a manuscript yet. He’s had early talks with WWE legend Dave Bautista about Bautista’s production company Dogbone Entertainment bringing his story to the big screen.

“I have thought about it, and many people have asked me about it, and it’s something that I want to do. And I’ve actually talked to my good friend Dave Bautista,” MVP said.

“We’ve talked about, with his production company, taking the steps to turn my life story into a movie. It’s something that — I trust Dave to do it. I wouldn’t trust just anybody with it, because my life story is not PG, man. My life story is rated R as [f*ck]. Rated X. I mean, legit, we have to get it like PG-13 at the minimal. But, yeah, it’s something Dave and I have talked about, and it’s on the back burner.â€

MVP believes his life story — which includes spending nearly a decade in jail for committing an armed robbery on a cruise ship — is one that would make a great film.

“My life is a movie, man. A movie in the making,” he said. “From my teenage years in Miami as a graffiti artist/gang member, becoming an armed robber, going to prison, nine and a half years in prison, and all the bullsh*t I survived and saw in there, and then coming out and becoming — well, being a bouncer and bodyguard on South Beach, and selling weed and steroids to support my wrestling habit, going on to eventually making it as a professional wrestler.”

When it comes to writing a book about his life, MVP has not started that process yet because he wouldn’t want to use a ghostwriter. He would want to write the book himself like Chris Jericho, Mick Foley, and Bret Hart have.

At WrestleDream this past weekend, The Hurt Syndicate (MVP, Bobby Lashley & Shelton Benjamin) became the new number one contenders to the AEW Trios titles. They will be challenging Samoa Joe, Powerhouse Hobbs & Katsuyori Shibata for the belts.

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Jake ‘The Snake’ Roberts has led a captivating life, one full of highs and lows, both personally and professionally. Now, a movie about the WWE Hall of Famer’s life is in the works, but getting the production finished is proving easier said than done.

Speaking on The Ariel Helwani Show, ‘Diamond’ Dallas Page shared that writers have tried to turn Jake’s story into a screenplay. Despite their best efforts, none have been able to capture Roberts’ story and DDP’s connection to his friend.

“Weâ€ve had a couple of guys come in and try to write it… The writing was great, really great, but it didnâ€t quite capture what they wanted it to be.”

Roberts was the subject of The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, a 2015 documentary chronicling his battles with substances and the help he’s received from DDP. Speaking to Helwani, DDP acknowledged that getting a feature film project off the ground is easier said than done.

“It’s been going on for years. I don’t really talk about it because… hard hard it is to get something made, bro.”

Wrestling biopics have proven popular, including the critically acclaimed The Iron Claw from A24 that detailed the lives and tragedies of the Von Erich family. Mildred Burke’s life was the subject of Queen of The Ring, chronicling the life and career of one of pro-wrestling’s most influential women.

Whether this project ever sees the silver screen, time will tell. Nevertheless, Jake’s story of struggle and redemption shows the determination of the beloved WWE Hall of Famer.

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The Rock is used to constant success across his various ventures, but every now and then the successful wrestler-turned-actor has a disappointing outing. There’s now even more concern after updated numbers on Rock’s latest mainstream project were released.

The Final Boss is still dealing with bad press following the theatrical release of The Smashing Machine last month. The future WWE Hall of Famer drew his worst-ever box office opening last weekend for the biographical sports drama based on the life and career of MMA pioneer Mark Kerry, based off a popular 2002 documentary of the same name that Rock was a big fan of.

Rock starred as Kerr, and served as Executive Producer with Seven Bucks. Rock and Kerry himself have been promoting the movie together. The Smashing Machine received a 15-minute standing ovation at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 1, and has drawn mostly-positive reviews from critics and regular viewers, despite the box office flop. The R-rated film currently has a 71% rating among critics on RottenTomatoes, and a 76% rating general viewers. These numbers are down from last week’s 72% and 77% ratings.

The Rock reportedly received $4 million for the leading role in The Smashing Machine. The movie filmed from May-August 2024, and required Rock to undergo a significant physical transformation. He recently issued a wholesome statement following the brutal opening weekend.

Week Two Box Office Update On The Smashing Machine

The Smashing Machine with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson drew just $6 million from 3,345 movie theaters in its opening weekend last month. Projections going into opening weekend were at $8 million to $15 million, meaning the movie stood to lose tens of millions of dollars as $50 million was spent to produce the film, and that does not include several millions in marketing.

The Rock’s movie on UFC Hall of Famer Mark Kerr ranked #3 for its opening weekend, behind Taylor Swift’s “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl” at #1 with $33 million in domestic sales, and Leonardo DiCaprio’s “One Battle After Another” with another $10.3 million from 3,634 theaters, down 53% from its debut weekend, bringing the two-week total to $41 million in North America.

The Smashing Machine just had its second weekend in theaters, and came in at a disappointing 8th place, according to Variety. The 70% decline represents just $1.7 million from 3,321 theaters, bringing the two-week total to $10.1 million. The movie is shaping up to be a major financial loss for the A24 entertainment company.

Disney’s “Tron: Ares” sci-fi sequel also flopped in its opening weekend, drawing a low $33.5 million from 4,000 theaters in North America. The film cost $180 million to produce, not including several million in marketing costs. The PG-13 film was projected to draw $45 to $50 million domestically. Channing Tatum’s “Roofman” took the second spit this weekend, drawing a disappointing $8 million via 3,340 theaters on opening weekend.

The Rock isn’t the only A-Lister struggling at the box office as new movies from Jennifer Lopez and others are also hurting. Variety noted that films are having a hard time packing theaters, and with no major blockbuster to help boost grosses in October, overall domestic movie theater ticket sales are up only 4% from the same period in 2024.

Kurt Angle has a strong history with The Rock and Mark Kerr. The WWE Hall of Famer took to X last week to praise both men amid backlash over the film.

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Cody Rhodes says he insisted on doing his own stunts while filming the new Street Fighter movie.

Rhodes missed several weeks of WWE programming to perform the role of Guile in the film. The character is a pilot in the US Air Force and was one of the original eight fighters from the 1991 video game.

During a recent appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Rhodes was asked how his wrestling background helped him filming the more physical parts of the role. Rhodes answered:

“The physicality part of Guile was, I felt like a pretty easy pick up. And bit of a spoiler for whatâ€s going to be, I hope, a monster movie. Guile does a few things. In terms of in the video games, you know Guileâ€s going to do a Sonic Boom, you know Guileâ€s going to do the Flash Kick. I was adamant that anything thatâ€s a stunt, I want to do it. If that requires me being on these wires, I want to do it. If you put another guy over here in the corner who I know is going to do the shot after, I still want a shot at it.”

Rhodes credited the stunt team that worked on the film with putting together the fight scenes and allowing him to take a shot doing his own stunts.

“They let us have a lot of fun. And I hope people enjoy how I approach Guile, because itâ€s different perhaps than the straight military man.”

Rhodes continued:

“This is the first real movie Iâ€ve been part of in a sense of being there every day, showing up, stunt training… The hair on Guile is quite a sight. They kept us really busy, and Sydney was so incredible. I havenâ€t been in a place and stayed still like that pretty much in my whole career, other than my own home.”

Street Fighter is scheduled to release in October 2026. The film takes place in 1993 and focuses on the popular characters Ryu (Andrew Koji), Ken (Noah Centine), and Chun-Li (Callina Liang). It also features Jason Momoa as Blanka, Roman Reigns as Akuma, 50 Cent as Balrog, and NJPW’s Hirooki Goto as E. Honda.

Rhodes’ full appearance on The Pat McAfee Show is available below:

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With her feature-film debut in A House of Dynamiteset to be released on Oct. 10, Angel Reese received some advice about acting from some of her co-stars.

Speaking to Desiree Anello and Julia Moore of PEOPLE, Reese explained that Idris Elba, who plays the President of the United States in the film, gave her some words of wisdom to help calm her nerves before they started shooting.

“Stay confident. Be yourself. Have fun,” she said of Elba.

Reese went on to say she spent time “shooting baskets” with the Emmy-nominated actor.

The two-time WNBA All-Star also said rapper/actor Common has pushed her to get an acting coach after she suggested doing more onscreen roles in the future:

“I want to get an acting coach. I was talking to Common—he’s overseas right now shooting season 2 of Silo—and he was telling me, ‘You got to hire an acting coach.’ So I’m going to hire an acting coach. I model already, so it’s like adding to the résumé. I’m young right now, so I’m going to do it while I’m young.”

IMDB lists Reese’s role in A House of Dynamiteas “WNBA star.”

Per Chris Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter, Reese appears in a cameo during the final chapter of the film that is divided into three parts:

“There’s a little bit of a lead-up to her cameo as Elba’s character, the President of the United States, is briefed in the White House that the next item on his agenda is an ‘Angel Reese‘ thing. The action picks up as the president visits Liberty Arena where Reese is waiting on the basketball floor with a group of girls. Elba’s character then shoots some hoops and shares how sports have changed his life. Reese engaged with Elba and the young women until the president was abruptly pulled away to deal with a developing catastrophe.”

The premise of the film involves government officials trying to determine the source of a nuclear missile launch that is targeting the United States. Kathryn Bigelow, who won Oscars for directing and producing The Hurt Locker, directed the film.

A House of Dynamitehad its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. It will be released on Netflix on Oct. 10.

The film marks Reese’s acting debut. She previously appeared on the 2024 Amazon docuseries The Money Game: LSU about the impact of NIL on college athletics.

Reese recently wrapped up her second season in the WNBA. She averaged a career-high 14.7 points per game, along with 12.6 rebounds per contest in 30 starts for the Chicago Sky.

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Kurt Angle is making a movie about his life.

The Olympic Gold Medallist recently had an interview with Sports Illustrated. He talked about things such as his start in wrestling, how The Rock treated him early in his career and more.

During the interview, the former World Champion also discussed the Smashing Machine movie based on the life of his former rival Mark Kerr. When asked if we’ll ever see his own life story being shown on the big screen like that, Kurt Angle revealed that he’s actually working on a movie based on his life:

“Yeah, you know what, we are working on that movie. I have the directors Ian and Eshom Nelms, they’re brothers.

They were former wrestlers in high school and college. So they understand my sport. We’ve been talking to each other. We’re almost done with the script.”

Before We Do Anything: Kurt Angle

Kurt Angle did not reveal which periods of his life the movie will cover. He explained that the project is in the pre-production stage right now, and they want to perfect the script before doing anything else:

“We already got the investors. So we’re in a good position right now, but we’re gonna make sure the script’s perfected before we do anything, before we pick the cast and everything like that.

So we’re taking our time and knowing the Smashing Machine just came out. It might be a good time to breathe a little bit, let that movie digest, and then continue on.

But yeah, the crazy thing is, ironically, Mark Kerr and I are doing a movie, and we wrestled each other for the Olympic team, and it’s just really ironic that his story’s coming out close to mine.”

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Cody Rhodes has been busy filming Street Fighter, where he will play the role of series regular Guile. Now, the Undisputed WWE Champion has given fans a taste of what they can expect from his performance.

Speaking on The Pat McAfee Show, Rhodes shared that the physicality of Guile came naturally to the six-foot-two, 22lb wrestler. While the film will feature plenty of stunts, Rhodes was adamant that he do as much for the character as possible.

“I was adamant that anything thatâ€s a stunt, Iâ€m gonna do it. If that requires me being on these wires, I wanna do it.”

Rhodes spoke highly of the film’s stunt coordinator ‘JV,’ who is surrounded by “a great team” that gave him the chance to try a couple of stunts. Teasing what fans can expect, Rhodes shared that Street Fighter will be a love-letter to fans of the popular video game franchise.

“If you ever played the game, especially Street Fighter II — what heâ€s done as the director is unbelievable. Itâ€s fan service. You got Ryu, Ken, Chun-Li, the real final boss in that game, itâ€s just a wonderful cast.”

That wonderful cast includes Rhodes’ WWE adversary Roman Reigns, who will play Akuma. Other notable names include NJPW’s Hirooki Goto as E. Honda and Jason Mamoa as Blanka.

Guile debuted in 1991â€s Street Fighter 2 game, and is a pilot in the United States Air Force. He is seeking to avenge the death of his Air Force buddy Charlie at the hands of the villainous dictator M. Bison. One of the franchise’s most popular characters, Guile was played by Jean-Claude Van Damme in the 1994 Street Fighter live-action adaptation.

Street Fighter is scheduled to be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on October 16, 2026

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Drew McIntyre is headed back to Hollywood to film another big movie soon.

Rosy Cordero and Andreas Wiseman of Deadline are reporting that WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre has joined the cast of the upcoming Highlander movie reboot from Amazon MGM Studios. McIntyre will star alongside Henry Cavill as his brother, Angus MacLeod.

This announcement will reunite McIntyre with former WWE Superstar Dave Bautista. The two previously shared the big screen back in 2024 for The Killer’s Game. Bautista has been previously cast as the role of The Kurgan.

In addition to McIntyre, Bautista, and Cavill, the movie has also cast Russell Crowe, Marisa Abela, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, and Max Zhang.

This movie is a reboot of the original 1986 film of the same name, which starred Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod. Which is the role that will now be played by Cavill.

Highlander is scheduled to release in theaters between 2027 and 2028.

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What do you make of this report? Are you excited to see Drew McIntyre and Dave Bautista share the big screen once again? Let us know your overall thoughts by sounding off in the comments section below.

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