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Ronda Rousey Turns Script Coverage At WME Into Screenwriting Job As She Will Adapt Script For Netflix Film Based On Her Memoirs
Ronda Rousey has been set to adapt a script based on her two memoirs for a feature film at Netflix
Some of those new details include suffering her first loss to Holly Holm and contemplating suicide post-fight, her history with concussions that preceded her MMA career and her tumultuous relationship with her long-time coach, Edmond Tarverdyan. Rousey was looking to hone her screenwriting skills and was connected with Adam Novak, a veteran executive in WME’s story group that identifies source material on behalf of its clients. While the project was initially conceived as something she would also star in when it was at Paramount, sources now say she only plans to write the film, with meetings with potential candidates to play Rousey, expected to begin in the months to come.
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