Chris Benoit Movie Was To Depict Kevin Sullivan As A Suspect In The Murders?
New details on the controversial biopic.
It was reported last month that "Crossface," the long-awaited and controversial Chris Benoit film biopic, was back in the works. With a script based on Matthew Randazzo's book "Ring of Hell: The Story of Chris Benoit & the Fall of the Pro Wrestling Industry," the film is already causing a major stir in the wrestling industry.
The Wrestling Observer has reported that the film was set to feature multiple scenes exploring a baffling but long-held conspiracy theory that former WCW booker Kevin Sullivan played a role in the murders. One proposed scene involved Sullivan (a former spouse of Benoit's wife, Nancy) breaking into Benoit's house, heaping further suspicion on him as the real suspect.
One writer, Richard O'Sullivan, claims to have left the project because he refused to write such unfounded speculation into the film, but sources now suggest that the movie will stay much closer to the real story.
The report states that Dexter's Michael C. Hall was originally suggested to portray Benoit, but turned it down because he doesn't want to be typecast as a killer. Rumours of Liev Schreiber taking the role have also been dismissed.
Unsurprisingly, WWE isn't happy with the biopic. It's thought that the movie will show extensive drug and steroid abuse, with CTE as a possible reason behind Benoit's actions. The company have largely scrubbed Benoit from their archives, and will likely do all they can to oppose this potential PR disaster