‘It’s Showtime!’ Racehorse Doc Headed To Big Screen As ‘Twisters’ Producer The Kennedy/Marshall Company Options Feature Film Rights
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Santa Monica-based The Kennedy/Marshall Company has optioned the feature adaptation rights to breakout UK racehorse documentary It’s Showtime!.
The real-life tale of a group of friends from Darlington in the Northeast of England who collectively bought a bargain racehorse without any sort of pedigree after one too many drinks, first aired on ITV1 in April, before heading to streaming service ITVX.
In unexpected twist, the horse – renamed by the group as Showtime Mahomes after their favourite American football star, Patrick Mahomes – began winning races, much to their amazement as well as that of the elite racing world.
But beyond its victories, the horse became a catalyst for transformation, offering the men a fresh outlook on life’s challenges and found family.
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