A biopic about the career of Tiger Woods is in the works.
According to Variety, the development of the film will be handled by Amazon MGM, and Higher Ground — Barack and Michelle’s company — will produce.
The biopic will be based on Kevin Cook’s book The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf Ever Played. A title for the film has not yet been announced.
Reinaldo Marcus Green, who directed Oscar-winning King Richard, has been signed to direct the film. King Richard is a film about the lives of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard Williams.
Since the biopic will be based on Cook’s book, the film will also center around the accolades and projections of Woods’ career. Woods is considered one of the greatest golfers of all time and one of the most decorated. In his nearly three-decade career, Woods has won the Masters five times, the PCA Championship four times, and for both the U.S. Open and Open Championship, he has taken home gold three times. He also has 82 PGA Tour victories.
Woods went pro in 1996 when he was just 20 years old. The following year, he became the first Black golfer to win a major championship when he won the Masters by the largest margin in history.
While Woods had a lot of high moments in his career it was also met with some of the lowest. These moments however will not be mentioned in the film and will focus on his career.
While he was married to Elin Nordegren, he was caught having extramarital affairs with multiple women in 2009. Not only did his relationship suffer — Woods and Nordegren divorced in 2010 — he was also financially hit with many of his sponsorships pulled the plug on his sponsorships due to the controversial golfer. Woods previously had deals with Gatorade, General Motors, AT&T, and more.
