New Line has fired the starting gun on Redneck Games, grabbing the comedy pitch from writer Shane Morris.
The idea focuses on the event, which was created in 1996 as a response to the Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Sports include Bobbing for pig’s feet, Hubcap Hurl and the Mudpit Belly Flop. We’d like to make it clear at this point that we are not making this up. Hit Google if you need convincing.
Into this world will come a fictional former athlete who hits hard times and tries to make a comeback at the games.
This latest sale means that Morris will be busy – he’s already got a job writing Committed For Life, the story of the FBI wedding sting we reported on early in the week.