NFL to produce Vince Lombardi biopic
Source: Variety
The National Football League is looking to drive deep into the film biz with its first major foray into feature production.
The country's preeminent sports league has become directly involved in a movie project for the first time, producing a biopic of one of the game's most storied figures, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The NFL will produce Lombardi with Andrew Hauptman's Andell Entertainment (Lions for Lambs) and Chris Olsen.
Financing for Lombardi hasn't been finalized as it's still undecided whether the NFL will put up any coin for the production. But Hauptman noted the NFL's involvement will enable access to such key sites as the Packers' Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., along with extensive marketing muscle in promoting the pic and the availability of historical footage.
The project, which has been in the works for a year and a half, 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.
Production is set to begin this winter.
Source: Variety
The National Football League is looking to drive deep into the film biz with its first major foray into feature production.
The country's preeminent sports league has become directly involved in a movie project for the first time, producing a biopic of one of the game's most storied figures, Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The NFL will produce Lombardi with Andrew Hauptman's Andell Entertainment (Lions for Lambs) and Chris Olsen.
Financing for Lombardi hasn't been finalized as it's still undecided whether the NFL will put up any coin for the production. But Hauptman noted the NFL's involvement will enable access to such key sites as the Packers' Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc., along with extensive marketing muscle in promoting the pic and the availability of historical footage.
The project, which has been in the works for a year and a half, 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.
Production is set to begin this winter.
