Chess can be again on our screens—in a giant method, if reviews are right.
Hollywood Reporter, the publication that covers the U.S. movie trade, claims that plans are afoot for a brand new star-studded characteristic spotlighting the sport referred to as Checkmate.
In line with the web site, the motion will focus on an argument very acquainted to chess followers: the alleged dishonest scandal involving GM Hans Niemann and GM Magnus Carlsen that started after a recreation between the pair on the Sinquefield Cup in September 2022.
Chess.com was additionally concerned within the fallout of the scandal, being named in a $100 million defamation case launched by Niemann a month later. The lawsuit was ultimately dismissed by the U.S. District Courtroom within the Jap District of Missouri in June 2023.
That is insane.
The Magnus Carlsen/Hans Niemann scandal is about to turn into a film. pic.twitter.com/93WRA56jHJ
— GothamChess (@GothamChess) Might 2, 2024
Whether or not Chess.com will characteristic, we do not know. Nevertheless, it’s reported: “The story will not be solely concerning the rivalry and the scandal, however the macro backdrop is the rise of a billion-dollar chess trade and so-called ‘collision of custom and innovation’ within the recreation.”
Clearly, it is a huge manufacturing. The deal struck by the manufacturing firm A24 is alleged to be in seven figures and the Hollywood star Emma Stone is slated to supply it. Nathan Fielder, who wrote Showtime’s The Curse which starred Stone, can be reported to be lined as much as direct.
If it goes forward, Checkmate can be primarily based on a 12-page e-book proposal from the acclaimed creator Ben Mezrich, whose books have been tailored into movies reminiscent of The Social Community and Dumb Cash.
Can chess have one other second like The Queen’s Gambit, which sparked a worldwide chess revival? Whoever is lined as much as star and no matter course the story takes, this can be huge.
