Paul Walter Hauser confirms his role in a biopic on WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley.
Months after teasing his involvement with a wrestling-related project, Paul Walter Hauser has finally broken his silence. The Emmy and Golden Globe winner previously told Chris Van Vliet that he was approached to portray the Hardcore Legend in a biopic.
Speaking to The Stunner’s Rob Pasbani in a new interview, Hauser confirmed he is indeed attached to the Mick Foley biopic as the titular character and that the project will be a limited series rather than a standard feature film.
“Yeah. No, we can we can kind of break that news. I haven’t said it yet, but I’m attached to play Mick. A limited series. We haven’t we haven’t gone out to market with it yet, but… it’s happening,” Paul Walter Hauser said.
Paul Walter Hauser on playing Mick Foley in upcoming biopic
“I think you know he also had a great sense of humor and he was super smart, had a great mind for the business and I hopefully I can bring some of my personality to that aspect as well because when you tell the story you got to humanize the guy. We’re not just telling a Mankind story. It’s like no this is the Mick Foley story.”
Paul Walter Hauser’s involvement with pro wrestling runs deeper than most fans might know. He’s the reigning Progress Proteus Champion in addition to serving as an executive producer for Major League Wrestling.
As for Mick Foley, the Hall of Famer cut ties with WWE not long ago over their public endorsement of Donald Trump. Foley also addressed speculation that he was at odds with his former promotion over the use of his footage.
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