‘Enner:’ Life Of Ecuadorian Soccer Star Enner Valencia To Be Made Into Feature Film
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: The life of Ecuadorian soccer star and World Cup record-breaker Enner Valencia is set for the big screen treatment.
8th Gear Entertainment, the film production company founded by James Leon, has acquired the rights to Valencia’s life story and will produce a feature biopic about his story from poverty in South America to the biggest stage of the beautiful game.
Titled Enner, the pic will be shot in Ecuador, Miami, and Qatar in 2024. Leon, an Ecuadorian native, will produce the film with Ted Field and his Radar Pictures (Jumanji, Chronicles of Riddick franchises).
Enner Valencia is executive producing alongside his manager Gonzalo Vargas. Valencia is the current captain and leading goal scorer for Ecuador’s national soccer team, with 38 international goals since his first appearance in 2012.
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