WWE Studios will co-develop the George Raymond Wagner biopic “Gorgeous George” alongside Robert Halmi Jr’s Great Point Media, with Josh Gad and partner Ryan Dixon writing the script, according to a report from Variety.

The report notes that “Gorgeous George” will chronicle the life and career of Wagner, the professional wrestler and sports entertainer credited with inspiring the flamboyant personas of performers such as Muhammad Ali and James Brown and helping bring sports into the TV age and that WWE Studios will handle worldwide rights, using their platforms, including weekly TV shows, digital and social media, as well as the WWE Network to market the movie.

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