John Scott’s All-Star-inspired movie to be written by Mitch Albom

by Ian McLaren

Dave Sandford / National Hockey League / Getty
John Scott’s NHL All-Star experience is coming to a theater near you.The write-in All-Star who became game MVP has captured the attention of Hollywood, culminating in the acquisition of the story’s rights by Mandelay Sports Media.Mitch Albom, long-time Detroit Free Press sports writer and author of “Tuesdays With Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet In Heaven,” will write the feature film script will be produced by MSM’s Mike Tollin and Jon Weinbach, according to Mike Fleming Jr. of Deadline. Scott, of course, was selected by fans to captain the Pacific Division as a member of the Arizona Coyotes, but was subsequently traded to the Montreal Canadiens and assigned to the AHL’s St. John’s IceCaps, with his wife set to give birth to twins later that month.After allegedly being pressured by the NHL to vacate his spot, he showed up in Nashville and completely stole the show.For Albom, the story was too great not to share on the big screen.“When John was traded from Arizona to the Canadiens and promptly sent down, it seemed like he was being punished for an arbitrary thing that wasn’t about sports, after he dug in when the league pushed down on him to withdraw,” Albom said.“At first, he said the same thing Rocky did when asked to fight the champ. He said, ‘No, I don’t belong there‘ – this after fans started voting for him. But then, they pushed down on him and he said, ‘I know I don’t belong with these guys from a talent level, but I do know how to skate, and I’m not going to fall on my face. I may not be the greatest, but I’ve put my time in.’ And he was the best player on the ice that day.”
Tollin’s sports movie credits include “Varsity Blues,” “Summer Catch,” “Radio,” and “Coach Carter.”
There’s no word yet on who will play the role of Scott.
originally posted at thescore.com
____________________________________________________
Cheers
iamwill
[the_ad id=”8368″]

Similar Posts

Mexican Landfill Site FULL of Atari Games – E.T. found!!

ByWordPress Administrator Entertainment, Film, Gaming, iamwill

Diggers find hundreds of decades-old Atari ‘E.T.’ and other game cartridges in a landfill By Juan Carlos Llorca, The Associated Press | The Canadian Press – 21 minutes ago RELATED CONTENT View PhotoA man takes a photo of an E.T. doll in Alamogordo, N.M, Saturday, April 26, 2014. … ALAMOGORDO, N.M. – A documentary film production company has found buried in…

“Alive Inside” Film Explores Power of Music to Restore Memory

ByWordPress Administrator @MrWilliamLucas, Health and Medical, Humanity and Enlightenment, iamwill, Music and Art

originally posted at recode.net Audiences first encounter Henry hunched over in his wheelchair, head down, hands clasped firmly together, unresponsive to the world around him. As soon as a pair of headphones are placed on his head, the 94-year-old dementia patient opens his eyes, sits up straight and begins swaying and humming along with the…

You’re Never “Too Old” to Follow Your Dreams

ByWordPress Administrator @MrWilliamLucas, Humanity and Enlightenment, iamwill

Originally posted at happyblackwoman.com July 16, 2014 | By Rosetta | A few months ago, I called my bank to change my address for one of my checking accounts. When I told the call center operator that I had recently moved to Hawaii, she gasped and said, “Oh my God, I’ve always wanted to live there!” I’ve gotten used…

Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger Europe doesn’t produce strikers any more

ByWordPress Administrator @MrWilliamLucas, Athletics and Sports, iamwill

Arsenal’s Arsène Wenger: Europe doesn’t produce strikers any more originally posted at thegaurdian.com by Amy Lawrence Arsene Wenger says of the shortage of strikers in Europe: ‘You look at countries like Germany with Mario Götze up front – he’s a creative midfielder. Spain won the World Cup with basically Cesc Fàbregas as centre-forward.’ Arsene Wenger says of…