Kurt Angle explains why he didn't want to do a TV show.
WWE Hall of Famer and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle has recently discussed how a biopic about his life is in the works. He has said that it will be a two-part story, with the first installment exploring his early life and his triumph in the Olympics.
Speaking on Busted Open Radio, Kurt Angle discussed the upcoming movie and noted that one director who contacted him earlier in the process wanted to make a TV show.
“When my documentary came out, Hollywood came calling. I had a few different producers getting a hold of me and saying, ‘Hey, we want to make a movie out of your life.’ I had one director, he was like, ‘Listen, I want to do a TV show. I want this to be the next Yellowstone.’ I’m like, ‘Okay, what do you want in it?’ He’s like, ‘I want everything.’ I said, ‘Well, there are things my family members didn’t, they don’t want to bring back up. They don’t want this to surface again. They don’t want to relieve that anymore.’ There’s a lot of crazy stuff that happened in my family that I really didn’t want to be aired on TV. I said, ‘Are you gonna add that stuff?’ He said, ‘Everything. I want everything or I don’t want nothing at all.’ I said, ‘How about we just make a movie?’ He said, ‘No, it’s either a TV show or I’m not doing anything.’ I was like, ‘Well, I’m sorry man. I respect the heck out of you, but I can’t do a TV show then. I’ll try to find someone else who will do a movie,'" Angle said.
Angle recently discussed his biopic and the process of finding the directors. Check out his comments here.
In a recent interview, Angle ruled out potentially returning to the ring for John Cena's retirement tour. Click here to see what he had to say.
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