Will Rogers Film WILL TO WIN Gets Endorsement From Rogers' Family; Plus New Details About the Story
A new film project is in the works that will chronicle the life and career of early Hollywood icon Will Rogers. The movie, titled Will To Win, is the first to get the endorsement, including life rights, from the family estate of the late entertainer.
“Rogers, the celebrated vaudeville performer of the early 20th Century, was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and became known as ‘Oklahoma’s Favorite Son’. By the mid-1930s he was the highest paid star in Hollywood but he died in a plane crash that same decade.”
“Set in current time, the project is a female-centric family sports drama with a Cherokee storyline, featuring an iconic Will Rogers character.” Emmy-winning producers Russ Kirkpatrick and Andy Kinslow (Boomtown: An American Journey) are consulting with the Will Rogers family and Stovall on the project.
“The plot involves Sky Forest, who is devastated when softball is cut at Will Rogers High, threatening the promise she made to her Cherokee parents before they died to win a championship and secure a college scholarship. The school board president tries to sabotage her last option – pitching for the boy’s baseball team. Through her vivid imagination, Sky enlists the help of Will Rogers himself as her spirit guide, whose wisdom and humor help her to discover the will to win.”
Kirkpatrick & Kinslow have brought on producer Mark Heidelberger (The Basement) to co-produce the project, and Aaron Fulkerson, a member of the Cherokee Nation, is adapting the screenplay from the book.
Filming for Will To Win is being lined up for spring of 2023. Are you looking forward to this project?
via: Deadline