DDP says he was approached about making a Jake Roberts biopic impressed by his 2014 documentary The Resurrection of Jake the Snake.
The story of Jake “The Snake” Roberts may very well be heading to the massive display screen as a characteristic movie. Known for performing in WWE (then WWF) within the 80s and 90s, Roberts is certainly one of professional wrestling’s all-time greats. Adored by followers and influential for a lot of wrestlers who got here into the enterprise after him, the legendary grappler can at present be seen on All Elite Wrestling programming. The WWE Hall of Famer, whose trademark transfer was the DDT, has additionally carried out for different identified wrestling organizations like WCW, ECW, and TNA.
Roberts’ struggles together with his demons behind the scenes are additionally well-known, coming to mild in an enormous means when he was featured within the 1999 documentary Beyond the Mat. The wrestler continued to battle with dependancy and declining well being for years till Diamond Dallas Page stepped in. A retired wrestler himself, Page took in Roberts in 2012 and spent years working with him on breaking free from his addictions and enhancing his general well being. The profitable rehabilitation, which Roberts has mentioned saved his life, is highlighted within the acclaimed documentary The Resurrection of Jake the Snake.
Now, there’s an opportunity that The Resurrection of Jake the Snake is become a biopic that performs in film theaters. In a brand new interview with ComingSoon.web, Page says that he is been approached about adapting the documentary as a scripted biopic, and he provides that he is “tremendous excited” concerning the prospect, seeming very optimistic that it should occur.
“What I’ve been working was certainly one of my very own tasks. If anyone has ever seen The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, in 2014, we launched that. That’s a documentary that’s [got] loads of energy to it. Recently, I’ve been approached about making {that a} film — a scripted film that’ll find yourself on an enormous display screen, and so they love the story. So that’s one thing I’m tremendous enthusiastic about.”
DDP Is Also Working on a Series Filmed within the Same House because the Jake Roberts Documentary
Page remains to be using DDP Yoga to assist others. While Page now not lives in the identical home that was featured in The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, he says he nonetheless stored it and is utilizing it as the placement for an upcoming sequence. The present brings in 5 individuals with varied illnesses as Page coaches them towards bettering their lives with DDP Yoga.
“Another present that we began filming, and it’s a docu-series, and it’s known as Change or Die. We carry 5 individuals into the identical home the place we shot — did you ever see The Resurrection of Jake the Snake? … So that very same home, I had six bedrooms and I stored that home… Change or Die was taking 5 individuals and bringing them into the home and over a 4 month interval, we filmed them.”
If you need to watch The Resurrection of Jake the Snake, you’ll find it streaming on Prime Video.