Tiger forests Remains one of the most recognizable athletes in sport. And the life of the 15-way large championship winner can soon be described on film.
Amazon MGM Studios has the rights to Kevin Cook’s “The Tiger Slam: The Inside Story of the Greatest Golf once played”, confirmed to people, confirmed a studio spokesperson to people.
The Amazon film will be based on the book that is on the shelves in December. Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama are “in conversation” to become a member of the project through their company, Higher Ground Productions, according to Deadline.
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Tiger Woods of the American team speaks with former President Barack Obama on the first tee during the Presidents Cup in Liberty National Golf Club 28 September 2017 in Jersey City, NJ (Rob Carr/Getty images)
Reinaldo Marcus Green, whose film credits “King Richard” include, is also interested in the Woods project. According to the report, Green is considered to direct the film.
Actor Will Smith won an Academy Award for his representation of Richard Williams, the father and former coach of tennis greats Serena and Venus Williams in “King Richard.” The Williams sisters were mentioned as the executive producers of the film.
Tiger Woods not at the players’ championship field in the last year of exemption
Cook’s book contains stories from “Many of the biggest names of Golf – Tiger’s Caddy, his coach, his opponents, his idols and others, all of which offer new insight into the exciting highlights of his victories and the obstacles on and next to the track that are not – endangered of perfection”
Tiger Woods from Jupiter connects golf club waves to fans while he is introduced at the start of a match of the TMRW Golf League against Boston Common Golf 27 January 2025, in Palm Beach Gardens, FLA. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A timetable for the release of the documentary has not been made available.
Woods had prepared for that of next month Masters Tournament. But it is unlikely that he will compete with Augusta National after Woods had announced on Tuesday that he had an operation to tackle a torn Achilles tendon.
“I am back home now and I intend to concentrate on my recovery and rehabilitation, thanks for all the support” wrote on x.
In February, Woods announced that his mother, Kutilda Woods, had died at the age of 81.
Tiger Woods, hugs his mother, Kultida Woods, during a press conference, February 19, 2010, in Ponte Vedra Beach, FLA. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
“It is with genuine sadness that I want to share that my dear mother, Kultida Woods, died early this morning,” Woods wrote. “My mother was her own natural power, her mind was just unmistakable. She was quickly with the needle and a smile. She was my biggest fan, the biggest supporter, without her none of my personal performance would have been possible. She was loved by so much, but especially because of her two grandchildren, Sam and Charlie.”
Obama and Tiger Woods have a history. Obama once traveled to Florida to play a round wave with forest during his presidency. Woods visited the White House during a celebration of the American and international golf teams of the Presidents Cup in June 2014.
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The former president and the production company of the former First Lady has put countless projects on the screen since the 2018 launch, including the docuseries “Our Oceans and Court of Gold” and “Rustin”.
In this October 31, 2017, former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama appear on the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Obamas’ company also collaborated with the continuous and Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions from LeBron James to produce “from 5.” The docuseries were released on Netflix last year and James, Anthony Edwards and other NBA stars followed and next to the field.
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