The NFL is Getting Involved with Movies!
Tale of Vince Lombardi will be told
Ever wonder why all films based on professional football feature crazy team names? Well, it's because the NFL keeps a tight grip on their property and never allows filmmakers to use their logo, team names or anything, but that is all about to change.
The National Football League is looking to make their first trip into feature films with a biopic on famed Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi. The NFL will produce Lombardi with Andrew Hauptman's Andell Entertainment (Lions for Lambs) and Chris Olsen.
The story centers on the iconic coach during the week leading up to the 1967 NFL championship "Ice Bowl" game between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. Lombardi left the Packers after the team won the game and the Super Bowl two weeks later. He died at age 57 in 1970.
Variety reports that the film will focus heavily on the impact of Lombardi's leadership and motivational skills.
"He had an enormous effect on everyone who met him — at a time when the country was craving leadership," Hauptman added.
David Murray penned the script based partly on "Instant Replay," the bestselling memoir by team member Jerry Kramer and Dick Schaap about the season. Both Kramer and Vince Lombardi Jr. have given their blessing to the project and will act as consultants.
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