The life of legendary fighter Rickson Gracie is coming to the big screen.
Per a report from Deadline, filmmaker Adam Rifkin along with Brad Wyman and Michael P.J. Gerstein’s FutureIII Entertainment have acquired the rights to Gracie’s memoir, Breathe: A Life in Flow.
The son of Brazilian jiu-jitsu co-creator Helio Gracie, Rickson followed in his father’s footsteps as a world-class grappler who received his black belt when he was only 18 years old. Breathe: A Life in Flow follows his journey from fighting on the streets during the 1970s to his final fight in the Tokyo Dome in 2000 and the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty.