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Hollywood Jumps on Evel Knievel Story (Again)
Strange, but true: The 1970s daredevil icon is about to have his story told on the big screen for a whopping third time--with Matthew McConaughey now possibly stepping into the man's star-spangled jumpsuit.
Daily Variety reports the 28-year-old star, late of The Newton Boys, is close to signing on for Pure Evel, the brand-spanking-new biography to be directed by Marco Brambilla (Excess Baggage) for Universal Pictures.
McConaughey has already met the 58-year-old motorcycle man, Variety says. He could be ready to roll as Evel by late this year or early 1999.
If the McConaughey deal stalls, there's always Evel, who could play Evel. He's done it before--1977's Viva Knievel! starred the guy whose claim to fame is breaking every single bone in his body (likely twice).
George Hamilton, a sort of blandly handsome forerunner to McConaughey, got the first crack at Evel, in 1971's Evel Knievel.
What is it about the Evel one that fascinates Hollywood so? Is it the uplifting tale of a kid who came out of nowhere (well, Butte, Montana), to become a glitzy Wide World of Sports showman?
Maybe. Or it could be that Knievel's story is replete with two of modern-day filmmakers' favorite themes: (1) Cool cars (or motorcycles); and (2) crashes.
Knievel's most (in)famous stunt was the September 8, 1974, Snake River Canyon jump--the one in the rocket car. As in many of his attempts, Knievel--who once spent 29 days in a coma after a botched run--didn't quite cross the finish line. (The rocket car sprung a parachute in mid-jump.)
Today, Knievel leaves the bone-crushing stuff to son Robbie. The retired, but still-mobile daredevil, a miracle of modern medicine and technology, is busy overseeing Evel video games, Evel action figures, an Evel Website, and Evel watercolor portraits (his rendering of Mother Teresa being a highlight of the collection).
If the guy doesn't slow down, they'll have to start developing another movie.
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