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Playing for Pizza to be made into a movie!

May 29, 2008

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Mike Medavoy

Mike Medavoy’s Phoenix Pictures has inked a seven figure deal with John Grisham to turn his latest bestselling novel “Playing for Pizza” into a feature. Medavoy declined to comment on the exact figure Phoenix forked out to Grisham but did confirm the rights were “expensive.”

Medavoy will produce the project along with Phoenix’s Arnie Messer and David Thwaites.

Story centers on a washed-up NFL quarterback who finds a new perspective on life and a love for all things Italian when his agent lands him a deal to play with a semi-professional team in Parma, Italy.

Phoenix execs are scouting for a writer to adapt the book.

“The next thing we’ll do is get a writer that John Grisham and we feel can pull this off,” Medavoy told Variety. “The project reminds me of some of the films I’ve done in the past like ‘Hoosiers’ and ‘Bull Durham.’ It has that heart and sensuality.”

Medavoy has a clutch of high-profile projects in the pipeline, including Martin Scorsese’s “Shutter Island” with Leonardo DiCaprio now in production for Paramount, and the Weinstein Co.‘s “Shanghai,” which is lensing in London.

Grisham is repped by the Gernert Co.

Sources: Variety.com, THR.com

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  1. pete picchi said on Sunday March 29, 2009 12:59 PM:

    GREAT book, can’t wait for the movie.

  2. kofi said on Friday April 24, 2009 10:50 AM:

    interesting

  3. DARRYL#8 said on Saturday May 02, 2009 04:33 PM:

    I work for the US Embassy and play in the Italian Football League. I would love to be an extra in the movie!!!

  4. Robin Lynn Wildes said on Thursday August 13, 2009 05:31 PM:

    I would watch this movie no matter WHO gets the part of Rick Dockery. I suggest Jason Alexander should play that horrible reporter that follows RICK to Parma though.

  5. Vince said on Wednesday August 26, 2009 12:32 PM:

    Robin, great comment regarding Jason Alexander. Absolutely perfect for that part.

  6. Heiko said on Tuesday April 20, 2010 08:37 PM:

    Great book; read it twice and cant wait for the movie! Agreed, I too vote for Jason Alexander for the part of Charley Cray

  7. J.P said on Monday May 17, 2010 11:06 AM:

    great book! definitely going to watch the movie! and i too vote for jason alexander as charley cray! maybe raiders’ Jamarcus Russel for the part of Rick! xD

  8. MK said on Saturday October 09, 2010 08:30 AM:

    Loved the book. Did the movie deal get cancelled? I can’t find any current info about the movie like cast, release date, etc.

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