THOR Star Chris Hemsworth Will Play Hulk Hogan In A Netflix Biopic From JOKER Director Todd Philips

Lemme tell ya something, brother! Avengers: Endgame star Chris Hemsworth is swapping the cape for a pair of tights as he "Hulks up" to play arguably the most famous pro-wrestler on the planet, Hulk Hogan.

By MarkCassidy - Feb 20, 2019 01:02 PM EST

Filed Under: Avengers: Endgame

We didn't even know there was a Hulk Hogan biopic in the works, but THR has just announced that none other than Chris Hemsworth (Avengers: Endgame, the Thor movies) is going to play the legendary wrestling Superstar.

The Netflix original project will be helmed by Joker director Todd Philips, who will also produce alongside Hemsworth, Michael Sugar, Bradley Cooper, and former WCW promoter Eric Bischoff.

Hogan, real name Terry Gene Bollea, is easily the most recognizable pro-wrestler on the planet, and was the face of WWE (then WWF) for many years. His likeness has appeared on everything from lunch boxes to condoms (yes, really), and he's also featured in movies, animated series and comic books.

Recently, Hogan became the source of a lot of controversy after he appeared on a sex tape with his friend's wife, using the N-word to describe his daughter's boyfriend (again, yes, really). However, this film is not expected to delve into any of that, and will instead be an origin story focusing on Hogan's rise to prominence.

What do you guys think about this casting news? Is a Hulkster biopic something you'd be interested in seeing? Sound off below.

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Floke - 2/20/2019, 1:43 PM

Oh, not what I expected to see Chris in.. but..

..what are you gonna do..

SonOfAGif - 2/20/2019, 2:00 PM

@Floke - Netflix is desperately trying to save their image from the Marvel/Disney shitshow that is going down. The moment Disney+ launches, Netflix will be in the red.

CabbageMan - 2/20/2019, 2:02 PM

@Floke @SonOfAGif -

RegularPoochie - 2/20/2019, 2:29 PM

@SonOfAGif - "Desperately" The Netflix movies are making shit tons of money.

RegularPoochie - 2/20/2019, 2:33 PM

@SonOfAGif - And they will never be on red, comicmovies/series wise maybe, but this has nothing to do with comics and they are the smallest watched in netflix, people watch more anime/cartoons from there than Marvel shows.

tylerzero - 2/20/2019, 2:49 PM

@Floke - No it's "WHAT'CHA GONNA DO???!!!"

bropous - 2/20/2019, 4:53 PM

@Floke - I just want to know, who are they going to get to play Bobby Heenan and Andre the Giant?

LongMayHeReign - 2/20/2019, 8:44 PM

@SonOfAGif - Netflix is about to have a film of theirs win an Oscar and 90% of Netflix's subs probably don't care about the Defenders. Disney+ is going to do gangbusters but Netflix will still be streaming king for quite a while.

Floke - 2/20/2019, 9:19 PM

@tylerzero - yeah, I realize.. And I should have started with "You know something"

:)

Floke - 2/20/2019, 9:22 PM

@bropous - They are gonna have to cgi Andre. No one can look like him :)

NicholiB - 2/20/2019, 10:43 PM

@Floke - When the Big show started in the old WCW his gimmick was being Andre's son. A wig, some teeth prosthetics and some voice coaching. Job done.

Lostcause - 2/22/2019, 10:33 AM

@bropous - CGI and body doubles.

WakandanQueen - 2/20/2019, 1:47 PM

He was terrific in El Royale.

regularmovieguy - 2/20/2019, 2:02 PM

@WakandanQueen

That whole cast was great. Movie as a whole let me down a little. Thought his character was a little underserved, too.

Kyos - 2/20/2019, 2:05 PM

@WakandanQueen - That movie deserved so much more financial success...

:'(

WakandanQueen - 2/20/2019, 2:11 PM

@Kyos - *That movie deserved financial success...

Kumkani - 2/20/2019, 2:42 PM

@WakandanQueen - I was really disappointed in this film if I'm being honest.

I expected to love it and found it meh instead.

L0RDbuckethead - 2/20/2019, 1:48 PM

I see the resemblance.

bropous - 2/20/2019, 4:59 PM

@L0RDbuckethead - Well, I can think of someone who would not be excited for this...

aflynn - 2/20/2019, 1:48 PM

I can see him aceing the role

CabbageMan - 2/20/2019, 2:03 PM

@TheOscarPanther -

rabid - 2/20/2019, 1:50 PM

That's good casting.

emeraldtaurus - 2/20/2019, 1:50 PM

I like CH but he ain't The Hulkster. He's 5 inches too short for starters....He's also too Damn pretty! Not sure which actor would fit the bill to be honest....but it ain't Hemsworth.

relentless1 - 2/20/2019, 2:42 PM

@emeraldtaurus - who else in hollywood can match hulks size back in the day thoughAND bring a believable performance to the screen also??

pitbull76 - 2/20/2019, 3:24 PM

@relentless1 - Chris is not even close to being hulks size at his peak.

E4Nigma - 2/20/2019, 1:51 PM

This could be good. Maybe not as good as The Wrestler but still. Consider me interested.

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THOR Star Chris Hemsworth Will Play Hulk Hogan In A Netflix Biopic From JOKER Director Todd Philips

Lemme tell ya something, brother! Avengers: Endgame star Chris Hemsworth is swapping the cape for a pair of tights as he "Hulks up" to play arguably the most famous pro-wrestler on the planet, Hulk Hogan.

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