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POKER ACE HELLMUTH
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The Madison Kid will cover the life and times of
U.S. poker
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The name Hellmuth and American
poker are almost synonymous, so it's hardly surprising that
a film on the life and career of ten times WSOP bracelet winner
Phil Hellmuth is in the works, and according to "Production
Weekly" the producers have found the right titles and the
right actor to portray the mouthy poker ace.
The star is an actor who played the young Anakin Skywalker / Darth
Vader in the Star Wars series, Hayden Christensen and the working
titles for the movie are reported to be "The Madison Kid"
or "Poker Brat".
"He's officially committed," the PW story quotes Hellmuth
as saying, referring to Christensen. The movie is scheduled to
start filming next spring
Hellmuth's rapid rise in the world of poker
makes for a good story. Raised in Madison, WI he abandoned his
college education after his junior year, using his talent to chase
his dreams of becoming a poker pro. By 1989, at age 24, he had
become the youngest-ever champion of the World Series of Poker's
Main Event, in a remarkable win that prevented Johnny Chan from
taking the first prize and coveted bracelet for the third consecutive
year, a feat no poker player has yet matched.
The film is scripted by Hellmuth pal Bob Soderstrom and produced
by L.A.-based Beacon Pictures, whose impressive projects have
included Air Force One, The Hurricane, and The Emperor's Club.
Soderstrom and Beacon chairman Armyan Bernstein are also both
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates.
Filming is likely to take place in Winnipeg, Canada but Hellmuth
has been trying to raise additional funding to make it possible
for the action to take place in his hometown. Winnipeg is a tough
location to beat economically - the city offers incentives and
wage concessions.
"It's all about the bottom line," wrote Hellmuth in
a local publication, "but what a missed opportunity it would
be if Winnipeg served as the 'city double' for Madison. I want
to visit the 'Madison Kid' movie set in April of 2007 in the city
that I grew up in."
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