Overview

• Artists Equity ended development on the Hogan biopic well before his death, and the decision is unrelated to his recent passing.
• The film was set to adapt Ryan Holiday’s Killing Gawker and dramatize Hogan’s 2016 lawsuit over the release of a private sex tape.
• Director Gus Van Sant and screenwriter Charles Randolph were attached to helm the movie under Affleck and Damon’s Artists Equity banner.
• Hulk Hogan had no involvement in the production and had warned he would take legal action if the portrayal crossed any lines.
• Hogan’s 2016 suit, backed by Peter Thiel, won a $31 million judgment that led to Gawker’s bankruptcy.