10 Movies That Just Got Cancelled
5. Killing Gawker
In summer 2024, it was announced that Killing Gawker was in the works; a dramatisation of the legal battle between Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media, after the latter published segments from a sex tape featuring Hogan in 2012.
The film was set to be produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's label Artists Equity and based on Ryan Holiday’s book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker and the Anatomy of Intrigue.
Good Will Hunting director Gus Van Sant was meanwhile circled to direct, and there were even rumours that Affleck himself would end up portraying the Hulkster. However, in light of Hogan's sudden passing this past July, word did the rounds that Killing Gawker had been scrapped by Damon and Affleck, and while one might assume this was directly related to his death, the report added that the decision was made prior to this.
Notably, Hulk Hogan had reportedly considered legal action against the filmmakers prior to his death, depending on the content of the movie.