Chris Benoit Movie Announced: "Crossface"

[Ether]

Crossface to explore the tragic true story of the late wrestler.

SRG Films has announced that they are adapting Matthew Randazzo's book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry into a feature film titled Crossface.

Coming Soon posted a press release that describes Crossface as "a biographical thriller" that "delves into the pressures WWE superstar Chris Benoit faced throughout his wrestling career as the combination of drug-use, depression, and head trauma became increasingly impossible for him to handle. The true story made headline news in 2007 when Chris murdered his wife and young son before taking his own life."

The film's writer, Sarah Coulter, said: "People immediately point to steroids, never thinking about the brain trauma these wrestlers can, and do, incur in their profession, nor do they consider the rigorous schedule that keeps them working even when they shouldn t be. The Benoit story is one that needs to be brought into the light."

Producers are said to be out to directors and actors right now in the hopes of beginning production in late 2012.

[UglyPug]

i don't see how he can be realistically portrayed as an anti-hero. . . not enough redeeming qualities. . .

slaughtering your wife and kid pretty much do you in. . .

[D.I.E.S.E.L]

Wonder who will play him.

[iLovesoccermoms]

oh boy,

vince will definitely be happy about this, and this will definitely give wwe some good press after struggling to rebuild its image all this time

[WarriorSoul]

*** SPOILER ALERT ***



He dies at the end of the movie!

[Steven Adams]

*** SPOILER ALERT ***



He dies at the end of the movie!

thanks man.. i was all for the gripping conclusion.

[bojangles1987]

thanks man.. i was all for the gripping conclusion.

AAAHHHH I get it. Because he gripped his wife and kid's necks.

[RomanReigns]

Cannot believe this tragedy is almost 11 years ago. One of the saddest day as a WWE fan. Love to see Fassbender as Chris Benoit.

[maracho]

Crossface to explore the tragic true story of the late wrestler.

SRG Films has announced that they are adapting Matthew Randazzo's book Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit and the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry into a feature film titled Crossface.

Coming Soon posted a press release that describes Crossface as "a biographical thriller" that "delves into the pressures WWE superstar Chris Benoit faced throughout his wrestling career as the combination of drug-use, depression, and head trauma became increasingly impossible for him to handle. The true story made headline news in 2007 when Chris murdered his wife and young son before taking his own life."

The film's writer, Sarah Coulter, said: "People immediately point to steroids, never thinking about the brain trauma these wrestlers can, and do, incur in their profession, nor do they consider the rigorous schedule that keeps them working even when they shouldn t be. The Benoit story is one that needs to be brought into the light."

Producers are said to be out to directors and actors right now in the hopes of beginning production in late 2012.

Steroids will give one better head strength and coordination but also make one much more inclined to take risks to the head

[Anthony342]

Benoit is one of the reasons WWE doesn't do chair shots to the head anymore, thankfully. Watching some of the hellacious ones he took, along with Foley and Funk is kind of crazy, with what has been exposed now about head trauma and concussions these days. I believe all those jumping and flying headbutts, along with high risk stuff, is why Dynamite Kid is also in a wheelchair these days.