Update on Chris Benoit Biopic

The Chris Benoit biopicCrossfacewill begin filming in 2014. Producers are speaking with actors about roles, but official casting won't take place for another couple of months.


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Chris Benoit film has a director

SRG Films has set Vicente Amorim as the director of the movieCrossface, which will focus on the Benoit family tragedy, according to Deadline.com. The movie will be an adaption of the book "Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry." 

“Wrestling is showbiz taken to the extreme and ‘Crossface’ is Limelight on steroids,” said Amorim. “Chris Benoit’s story is the perfect vehicle for a fiercely honest film that is as much about him and the world of wrestling as it is about America and show business. I am very happy to be on board to help tell this story.” Read more at Deadline.com

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Rep for Liev Schreiber Says He is NOT Playing Chris Benoit

According toTMZ, a representative for Liev Schreiber contacted the website and states that despite reports, Schreiber is not playing Chris Benoit in the filmCrossface. No other word on who may play the lead role at this time.

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