Update: Liev Schreiber Not Playing Chris Benoit?

Jul 12, 2013

According to this report on TMZ, a representative for Liev Schreiber contacted the website and states that despite reports, Schreiber is not playing Chris Benoit in the film “Crossface”. The original report came from MoviePilot.com. There is no word on who may play the lead role at this time.

Here is the full article from TMZ.com:

Liev Schreiber will NOT be playing wrestler Chris Benoit — who murdered his wife and son in 2007, then committed suicide — in a biopic about the wrestler’s life … despite reports to the contrary … Liev’s rep tells TMZ.

Rumors swirled that Schreiber had signed on to play Benoit in the film “Crossface” — which has been in the works since 2011 — but we’re told it just ain’t so.

Benoit’s story is as tragic as they come … with the wrestler turning on his wife and 7-year-old son in a violent rage that may have been caused by brain injuries he sustained during his wrestling career.

So far, no official word on who IS set to play the troubled wrestler in the biopic.

ORIGINAL Liev Schreiber will play Chris Benoit in the film about the Benoit double murder-suicide. MoviePilot reports that Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine will portray the infamous wrestler in Crossface, written by Sarah Coulter. Schreiber was previously reported to be in early talks for the role.

SRG is producing the film, which will cover Benoit’s life from his time training with the Hart family through his career, including the murder of his son and wife followed immediately by his suicide.

Coulter has previously said that the film will go inside the mind of Benoit from the start of his drug abuse after the death of Eddie Guerrero on forward. Several WWE stars including Triple H and Vince McMahon will be portrayed in the film.

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