Amazon MGM Studios has formally confirmed that will probably be creating a biopic on Tiger Woods. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Increased Floor Productions is alleged to be in talks to supply.
The movie is slated to be primarily based on Kevin Cook dinner’s ebook, The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Best Golf Ever Performed, a biographical drama that charts the rise of a kid golf prodigy into a world star. The filmmaker behind King Richard, Reinaldo Marcus Inexperienced is ready to be the director as effectively. The movie is alleged to take inspiration from lots of the ebook’s main themes. Anticipated to largely deal with Woods’ 4 consecutive main championships, recognized within the golf world because the “Tiger Slam,” the story may also contact on Woods turning professional on the age of 20 in 1996 and the way he skyrocketed to turning into some of the recognizable golfers of all time. With 15 main championship wins all through his profession together with 82 PGA Tour victories, Woods is considered the one of many best to ever play the sport.
Off the inexperienced, Woods was a scorching matter within the media in 2009 when he fell from grace following his extramarital affairs. As a consequence of his private points, it led to fallouts with sponsorship firms like Accenture, AT&T, Gatorade and Normal Motors. This drama wouldn’t be depicted within the movie, and as a substitute be targeted on him as a golfer. He was additionally arrested for driving underneath the affect in 2017 and survived a severe automotive accident in 2021 that precipitated a number of leg accidents resulting in Woods taking a hiatus from golf. He finally returned to the game and received his first main match on the 2019 Masters, the primary in 11 years.
Up to now different Tiger Woods documentaries included one which was titled Tiger on HBO for a two-part sequence in 2021. Amazon MGM’s timeline for Woods’ biopic is unclear in the meanwhile and it hasn’t but been confirmed when the discharge date will likely be.
