New “Macho Man” Randy Savage Biopic Reportedly in Production

Deadline reported that a new biopc based on WWE Hall of Famer “Macho Man” Randy Savage is currently in production.

It was reported that Artists for Artists production company, which is co-owned by Saturday Night Live star Kenan Thompson, is currently developing a new film based on a script written by the late Lanny Poffo, Savage’s brother, and Eric Shapiro.

It was also reported that the working title for this upcoming new filn is MACHO.

It was also reported that Savage and Thompson had worked together in 1999 on a Nickelodeon promo and both Thompson and AoA co-owner Johnny Ryan Jr. are lifelong fans of the late Savage.

No potential release date nor if it will have a theatrical release was given. It was also not given if WWE and TKO Group are attached to this project.

Savage’s legendary wrestling career spanned from 1973 to 2004 and was posthumous inducted into WWE’s Hall of Fame in 2015. Savage passed away in 2011 following a heart attack while driving.