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Hammerin' Hank Aaron Biopic In Development
I know sports and cinema are two passions that don't always overlap, but for those of us who love both, this piece of news should be quite interesting. Barry Levinson ('The Natural,' 'Rain Man') is set to direct a biopic about legendary slugger Henry 'Hammerin Hank' Aaron and his quest to top Babe Ruth's homerun record between 1972 and 1974. The screenplay will be penned by Adam Mazer ('Empire State') who will purportedly be basing much of it upon the novel 'The Last Hero: The Life Story of Henry Aaron' by Howard Bryant. Levinson and Mazer have teamed for biopics in the past, working together on the Dr. Kevorkian story 'You Don't Know Jack' for HBO. This Hank Aaron biopic will be produced under the new Mandalay Sports Media label and a distribution partner is still being sought. As of this time, an actor has not been cast to play Aaron.
Talk about finding the right director for the right project, right? They're making a biopic about one of the greatest players in baseball history, so it makes total sense to enlist the services of the man who directed one of the greatest baseball films in cinematic history. 'The Natural' is required viewing not only for fans of baseball, but for fans of all sports films in general. I cannot wait to see what Levinson does with this story, especially given how compact the scope seems to be. As stated before, there seems to be a renewed interest in making hyper-focused biopics that highlight a specific period in the life of an artist or historical figure. This was the case with Simon Curtis' 'My Week with Marilyn' and seems to be the approach adopted by Sacha Gervasi's upcoming, cumbersomely titled 'Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho.' We've seen fact-based baseball movies in the past that were focused on homerun chases, HBO's '61*' for example, but I'm hoping this Hank Aaron biopic finds its way to the big screen and not just TV. Also, given that Hank Aaron is still alive, they could easily get firsthand accounts of the events and motivations, which could make for an incredibly authentic retelling of the story.
What do you guys think? Would you see a Hank Aaron biopic by the director of 'The Natural?' Who would you cast to play him?
Source: Variety
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Comment by Jack Henry on April 5, 2012 at 10:19am -
I'd really like to see this as a movie, I just hope they take the opportunity to cast a real actor instead of Common or Mos Def.
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Comment by Luke Hero on April 5, 2012 at 12:24am -
The Hank Aaron Story just brings me back to the days when whites were Super Racist, he was getting serious death threats(not internet trolls) when he was about to break Babe Ruth's record....being in AL where Aaron is from and having a strong connection to Mobile...I would love it if they film parts of the Movie in AL
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Comment by Gerard Gleeson on April 4, 2012 at 10:27pm -
I have faith in Levinson. He loves sports and I think he will do a great job. I saw his documentary "The Band That Wouldn't Die" and I thought it was one of the better 30 for 30 documentaries. I am looking forward to this.
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Comment by Hogwarts Dropout on April 4, 2012 at 2:56pm -
I really want to see this story on screen; Hank Arron is such an iconic figure in baseball, and in his hometown of Mobile. I'll definitely be in line to check this out. Not too sure who could play Hammerin' Hank, though; those are some big shoes to fill.
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Comment by Dr. Detfink on April 4, 2012 at 2:13pm -
This is an EXCELLENT biopic and choice for director...The beauty of this story is how Aaron endured death threats shattering Ruth's record...and yet, guy NEVER had anything against Ruth, white ball players, never said anything bitter about all the bigotry (not that he enjoyed it)...he NEVER let the hatred corrupt his love of the game.
and he is one of the very definition of an icon on how to overcome your challenges and be a good man and sport.
Can't wait for this one.
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Comment by Lt. Commander Armstrong on April 4, 2012 at 1:26pm -
I don't know much about baseball history, and I first heard of Hank Aaron through Futurama. However I always enjoy watching a good sports movie.
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Comment by Justin Smith on April 4, 2012 at 1:18pm -
Being an Atlanta native, he's my favorite baseball player of all time so I'm very interested.
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Comment by whitewizard on April 4, 2012 at 1:06pm -
huge sports fan here the natural was good but i like more sport in my sport movies. bull durham, remember the titans, a league of their own an seabiscuit all hit the nail on the head for me.
that aside i am excited for this aaron's legacy has become a number that has been viewed as tainted by steroid users. he is a remarkable man with a great career and this movie will probably stir those debates about asterisks and stuff again but more importantly it will shine the light on a awesome guy rather than a prolific number.
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