By William J. Kole, The Associated Press on February 24, 2017. <\/p>\n
BOSTON Tom Brady: The Movie? <\/p>\n
A new book and a major motion picture are in the works about the New England Patriots star quarterback and the Deflategate suspension he overcame to earn an unprecedented fifth Super Bowl ring. <\/p>\n
But Patriots Nation seems ambivalent, and Bradys foes say theyll take a pass. <\/p>\n
The Tom Brady movie is such a bad idea! The dude is so uninteresting and has everything, said Trevor Twidwell, a Kansas City Chiefs fan from Tucson, Arizona, capturing dislike for Brady and the Patriots outside New England. <\/p>\n
Bestselling author Casey Sherman and Boston writer Dave Wedge are collaborating on the book under the working title Lets Go! Bradys rallying cry. The pair co-authored Boston Strong, which helped inspire Patriots Day, a 2017 Lionsgate release starring Mark Wahlberg about the deadly 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. <\/p>\n
Shermans novel, The Finest Hours, about the Coast Guards 1952 rescue of 30 crewmen aboard a sinking tanker off Cape Cod, also was made into a movie released by Walt Disney Pictures last year starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck. <\/p>\n
Sherman is working with Academy Award-nominated screenwriters Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson on the book and film about Brady and his teams miraculous come-from-behind win in the Super Bowl in February. <\/p>\n
After serving a four-game suspension for his role in the use of underinflated footballs during the 2015 playoffs, Brady returned to lead the Patriots to their fifth NFL championship with a stunning 34-28 comeback win in overtime against the Atlanta Falcons. <\/p>\n
Sherman, a native New Englander, likens it to Muhammad Alis epic upset of George Foreman in the 1974 Rumble in the Jungle fight. <\/p>\n
Both men, both athletes had to overcome challenges off the field and outside the ring to achieve sports immortality, Sherman said. <\/p>\n
But the movie, targeted for release in 2018, already is being panned. And not just by those who take a cynical view of Bradys looks and supermodel wife, or think the Patriots are cheaters. <\/p>\n
The worst movies are cheesy and predictable, said Boston sports commentator and blogger Alex Reimer. The real-life drama of the Patriots storming back from a 25-point deficit in Super Bowl 51, and then accepting the Lombardi Trophy from Roger Goodell, was enough on its own. <\/p>\n
Brady himself wont have a hand in the film, agent Don Yee told The Associated Press on Thursday. <\/p>\n
We wish the people involved the best of luck on this project, but we are not involved, he said. <\/p>\n
Unflattering memes and amusing casting suggestions, meanwhile, are circulating on social media. Among the actors some say should play TB12: Wahlberg, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Josh Duhamel and Timothy Olyphant. <\/p>\n
Some fans like Melanie Hawes say Bradys season is a box office natural even if people either love the Patriots or hate them. <\/p>\n
As soon as the game ended, I turned to my friend and said, I cant wait for this game to be made into a movie,' said Hawes, 22, a graduate student from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Everyone can agree that that Super Bowl was historic. That game deserves a movie. <\/p>\n
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