The life of the legendary Pride champion Wanderlei
Silva will soon be available for viewing on the big screen.
According to Brazilian outlet
UOL, Luppi Productions has acquired the rights to the biography
“Wanderlei
Silva Sem Coleira,” which was written by journalists Thiago
Parijani and Luiz Henrique Gurian and
launched in Brazil last October.
According to Luiz Pereira, producer and partner at Luppi
Productions, one possibility is to launch the film in 2022 in
conjunction with a Japanese company. Japan is where Silva’s legend
was born, after he defeated the legendary Kazushi
Sakuraba to capture the Pride middleweight belt — which led to
a lengthy championship reign in the organization. Pereira also said
that he hopes to eventually release the film on streaming platforms
such as Netlix, Amazon or Disney+.
Retired from MMA since 2018 with a career record of 35-14-1, “The
Axe Murderer” is considered as one of the most aggressive and
dominant fighters in vale tudo and MMA history. He was the first
fighter to make Chute Boxe Team famous worldwide, opening the
door for future champions on Rudimar Fedrigo´s team such as
Anderson
Silva, Mauricio Rua
and Cristiane
Justino.