EXCLUSIVE: After aggressively pursuing the rights, Lionsgate has come on to the spec 48 Hours In Vegas, which is inspired by the crazy story of how NBA star Dennis Rodman went on a madcap adventure with his skittish assistant GM in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals.
The film will detail a budding friendship that neither one of them ever thought was possible but will end up solving both of their problems.
The film will be produced by Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Aditya Sood for Lord Miller. Ari Lubet, Will Allegra, and Rodman will executive produce.
The screenplay will be written by Jordan VanDina.“There’s only one Dennis Rodman. In 1998, there was nobody on Earth who’d be more fun – or maybe more dangerous – to party with.
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