James Mangold in early talks to direct Joe Namath biopic for Fox

By Jesse Giroux

Posted 12 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

THR has learned James Mangold is in early negotiations to helm a biopic about former NFL quarterback and 60s cultural icon Joe Namath for Fox 2000. The "Broadway Joe" biopic would reunite Mangold with the same studio behind his WALK THE LINE, and the script will be provided by Mangold's 3:10 TO YUMA screenwriters Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.

If you're getting a feeling of déjà vu while reading this, it's probably because four years ago James Mangold was also in talks to direct a Joe Namath biopic for Universal, with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star.

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