FROM COWBOY TO SPORTS HERO

Posted Wednesday, November 28th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Filed under: Jake-Gyllenhaal

Mega hunk Jake Gyllenhaal is getting set to play Joe Namath in a movie about the quarterback’s life.

David Hollander will write the script once the writers strike is over. Mad Chance’s Andrew Lazar will produce. Jimmy Walsh, who runs Namanco Prods., exec produces.

Walsh said he and Namath OK’d the movie after a long pursuit by Lazar, a strong take by Hollander and the belief that the athletic Gyllenhaal was the right actor to play him.

Gee, we can’t wait to see him put on those pantyhose….errr, tights.