Post by CmonYouSpurs on May 20, 2008 8:40:34 GMT -1
Champions League Final to receive Hollywood treatment
The all-English Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea is to be made into a Hollywood blockbuster, it can exclusively be revealed.
The prospect of a young, cocksure American soccer squad taking on a dreary but ruthlessly efficient Russian team has been too much for Hollywood executives to turn down and Rocky star Sylvester Stallone has already begun work on the screenplay.
Stallone’s passion for football is well known, having attended Goodison Park to watch Everton play Reading last season. It is believed that the star of Rambo will refer quite closely to the script of Rocky IV – the last film to perfectly recapture the Cold War atmosphere.
Stallone is hopeful of adding to the authenticity of the film by requesting that the likes of Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard play themselves. However, to create an extra sense of realism, CGI animation will be used to create a lifelike version of Avram Grant.
FIFA and MLS officials believe, if handled properly, this film could do more for soccer in the US than David Beckham and Abel Xavier combined.
love the Avram Grant bit
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The all-English Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea is to be made into a Hollywood blockbuster, it can exclusively be revealed.
The prospect of a young, cocksure American soccer squad taking on a dreary but ruthlessly efficient Russian team has been too much for Hollywood executives to turn down and Rocky star Sylvester Stallone has already begun work on the screenplay.
Stallone’s passion for football is well known, having attended Goodison Park to watch Everton play Reading last season. It is believed that the star of Rambo will refer quite closely to the script of Rocky IV – the last film to perfectly recapture the Cold War atmosphere.
Stallone is hopeful of adding to the authenticity of the film by requesting that the likes of Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard play themselves. However, to create an extra sense of realism, CGI animation will be used to create a lifelike version of Avram Grant.
FIFA and MLS officials believe, if handled properly, this film could do more for soccer in the US than David Beckham and Abel Xavier combined.
love the Avram Grant bit
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