Jake Gyllenhaal is set to play Hall of Famer Joe Namath in its as-yet untitled biopic about the former New York Jets quarterback. David Hollander will write the script once the writers strike is over. The movie will tell Namath's story as the promising young kid from steel town Beaver Falls, PA who rose to rock star status in the 1960s as the nonconformist socialite known as Broadway Joe, who would sit on the sidelines wearing a full-length fur coat. In one of Namath's most memorable moments, he guaranteed an upset victory in 1969's Super Bowl III, when his Jets played the heavily-favored Baltimore Colts, and delivered on his promise. I think I posted this story just as an excuse to run the picture to the right.
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Taken from espn.com and I'm sure from whatever press release is out there.
"Most of the stuff you saw in 'Forest Gump,' Joe lived through all of it," executive producer Jimmy Walsh said, according to Variety.
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