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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 0:28:20 GMT -7
He was bagging groceries and stocking the shelves to help pay the bills while he was clinging onto his dream and playing in the Arena League (which did not pay players very much). This is also around the time that he became very religious (Christian). After playing in the AFL for a few years, the Rams signed him to a futures contract and assigned him to NFL Europe where he played one season. He then was able to latch onto the St. Louis Rams as a backup to Pro Bowler Trent Green, who then tore his ACL in the preseason. The whole team was then forced to rally around Warner as he was the QB they still had - and they rallied all the way to a Super Bowl victory over the Titans.
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 0:33:14 GMT -7
Yea I'm but we can use that in a way too that leads to short cuts of his rise to fame to his time with the Arizona Cardinals. Where Matt Leinart didn't pan out to them getting to the Super Bowl
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 0:39:18 GMT -7
Is that really the interesting part of his story though? That Warner beat out a bust to win a starting job and lost a Super Bowl in the twilight of his career? I think the rags to riches element is more compelling - undrafted grocery store clerk leads the Rams to two Super Bowl championships. That might also feel weird having him work his way to winning a Super Bowl and then the movie keeps going, and he gets to another one a decade later that he loses...
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 0:41:38 GMT -7
Yeah maybe have it where he wins the first two and then how it were more of a personal Journey where he's going with the Cardinals to lose with the Steelers yet they're still that kind of clarity that he has the fact that he made it at the age that he had and the fact that no one really saw him coming and then he still proved himself that he still can do it
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 1:04:48 GMT -7
Because nobody gives a f*** about how the journey ends people give a f*** about how the journey goes about and the aspects of it to get there. Sad as is that is, that's just the way it is
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 1:25:30 GMT -7
Endings sell a movie - especially a sports movie or a biopic - which this is both. Bad movies will always score well with audiences as long as the ending is good. A good ending is him winning, not him losing, trying to hang around more and begrudgingly retiring. I know there have been talks of movies about Kurt Warner's life, and he always stresses the inspirational aspects - that's what he wants the movie about him to be. The perfect ending already exists - after winning his Super Bowls, cut to him putting on his gold Hall of Fame jacket.
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Post by Chad Taylor on Jun 12, 2018 7:16:59 GMT -7
I'm with Admin here. If it were me, I would tell the story of him being cut by the Packers and then bagging groceries and playing Arena league as he is determined to follow his dreams. Then you have him making the Rams, leading them to the Super Bowl and winning Super Bowl MVP. I think sports movies work best when dealing with one season at the most.
Then an epilogue could talk about his subsequent Super Bowls and Hall of Fame induction. The Cardinals stuff was a nice bookend to his career but I think the most interesting part of his story is that stretch from 1994-1999. But that's just me personally.
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 13:55:44 GMT -7
Okay I guess that would be good too. The rags to riches thing makes sense now that I think about it.
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Post by Chad Taylor on Jun 12, 2018 14:26:15 GMT -7
Some other names that come to mind for the role are Tyler Hoechlin and Glen Powell. Like Cavill, both have an athlete's build and were good in Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!. Cavill would obviously be a bit of bigger name to sell the film than either of those two, though.
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 14:28:20 GMT -7
Yea I really don't like Cavill but he would help put butts in seats for a genre that's not always strong
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 15:25:08 GMT -7
I saw Cavill listed on a sports blog hypothetically casting a Warner biopic, and he just seemed like the biggest name that could suit the part (he has the build, plus the charisma to make the Christian stuff less grating). Definitely need to find someone obnoxious to play his wife (she was all over the news back in the day, something an athlete's wife shouldn't be)
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 15:26:26 GMT -7
I have a few options. I'm checking out the cast list for actresses so I'll let you guys know I find.
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Post by Admin on Jun 12, 2018 15:28:23 GMT -7
I really like the choice of Hoechlin. That one didn't occur to me - he actually probably suits the part even better - both in looks and ability (you can always cast a bigger name as coach Dick Vermeil to offset the star power a bit - plus Hoechlin probably already knows how to play football based on his athletic background). Awesome suggestion from Chad.
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Post by John Malone on Jun 12, 2018 18:41:05 GMT -7
Damn, Tyler Hoechlin is completely spot-on if the film is covering the early struggles of his career up to his Super Bowl victory. While Henry Cavill looks a BIT like Warner, Hoechlin looks like he could be his younger brother. Plus, he's an American! USA! Like Admin suggested, you could cast a bigger name as the Rams coach (my vote would be for Michael Keaton). |
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Post by H.G. Hansen on Jun 12, 2018 18:43:05 GMT -7
Yes! I sooo want one of my movies to have Michael Kenton.
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