MMA Biopic, KIMBO, Now In Development
2016 took away a lot of celebrity favorites and there’s no question that famed backyard brawler-turned-MMA star Kimbo Slice (a.k.a. Kevin Ferguson) certainly left an impression of his own on the fighting sports circuit before passing away in June of last year at 42. Thus, one can only count the months and weeks before enough time has passed for rumblings of a biopic based on his life story. As Deadline’s exclusive on Tuesday has it, one such film, Kimbo, is now in development with Simon Brand (Default, Paraiso Travel) set to direct. Bee Holder Productions’ Steve Lee Jones is producing next to WeBros Entertainment’s own Michael and Andy Weiss, the latter whose script will set the film inspired by the late Bahamian-born street fighter who rose from homelessness to internet fame and ultimately professional fighting success. Apart from winning in the ring, Slice also faced ailments dealing with high blood […]