It’s been bantered about the rumor mill for months, but now it’s official!
Deadline has reported, and PokerNews has confirmed, that a biopic of the great Doyle Brunson is in development with Radar Pictures, and if poker fans have any doubts as to how great it could be, they might be comforted by the fact that it’ll be written and produced by former high-stakes poker pro Justin “Boosted J” Smith.
Radar Pictures, which has produced both Jumanji films as well as The Last Samurai and The Wheel of Time, has secured the life rights of Brunson, who among other things is a 10-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner, two-time Main Event champ, a World Poker Tour (WPT) winner, a Poker Hall of Famer, and the first poker player to ever win $1 million in poker tournaments.