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Kenan Thompson’s Artists for Artists Developing ‘Macho’ Biopic on Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage

The film uses a completed script by Savage’s brother Lanny Poffo, signaling a family‑rooted take on the wrestler’s life.

Overview

  • The project is based on a finished screenplay by Lanny Poffo and Eric Shapiro.
  • Kenan Thompson and Johnny Ryan Jr. will produce alongside Paul Coy Allen, with Jonathon Davino, Cory Litwin, Boris Shvarts and Monica Weber serving as executive producers.
  • Range Select will handle sales, while a director, cast, production timeline and distribution plan have not been announced.
  • Thompson and Ryan Jr. framed the movie as a passion project, with Thompson recalling his 1999 Nickelodeon collaboration with Savage.
  • Previous treatments were documentaries and TV specials, making this the first narrative feature focused on the WWE Hall of Famer.