*Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has reportedly shut down the production of his biopic, and he and the director are reportedly no longer speaking to each other, reports ESPN.com.
Lynch was going to star in the movie, titled “Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story,” which was set to follow the athletes rise from the streets of Oakland to NFL stardom.
Mario Bobino, a friend of Lynch’s family, released an unauthorized four-minute trailer for the film on his YouTube channel in February. But the Internet was pretty unanimous in its widespread roasting of the clip, with many calling it “low budget” and “bizarre.” It was quickly removed by Bobino.
Rolling Stone reported that Lynch and his reps were unhappy about not being told about the trailer’s release, and were also appalled by the low quality of the work. Lynch holds the rights to the film and ordered Bobino to stop production.
“He did a terrible job, and the film will never be released,” Doug Hendrickson, Lynch’s agent, told Rolling Stone.
Bobino, however, told Rolling Stone that he’s now writing a script about his experiences in making the movie and the aftermath of the trailer’s release on the Internet.
“My story is the truth, so people know what happened and what I had to deal with,” he told the magazine. “If that movie had come out and it would have been successful, I would have gotten no credit. Now that it’s considered a failure, everyone is pointing the finger at Mario Bobino.”
The director also told Rolling Stone that his relationship with Lynch “will never be the same.”
“I think the issue with me and him now is a trust issue. He doesn’t trust me anymore, so that’s why the movie isn’t going to come out,” he told the magazine. It’s a trust issue with me now because I put out that promo out with his consent.”
Watch the pulled promo below:
BusinessInsider.com wrote the following after the promo’s February release:
The clip is undoubtedly raw and unpolished. In fact, one scene that takes place at a high school football game lacks background noise from the crowd. …Maybe we’re reading into things a little too much, but the final shot of the trailer recalls the final scene of the Oscar-winning movie “Boyhood.” Lynch is talking to a girl and, for a brief moment, looks directly into the camera. Was this a mistake, or were Lynch and the filmmakers channeling Richard Linklater’s movie? You be the judge.
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