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Tiffany Haddish to Play Olympic Great Florence Griffith Joyner in Upcoming Biopic

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaTiffany Haddish will play the fastest woman in the world. The “Girls Trip” actress will star as Florence Griffith Joyner, known as “Flo-Jo” to her fans, who helped popularize track and field with her record-breaking Olympic run and flashy personality and style (she originated the “one-legger” look with her running suits).

Many of the records that Joyner set in the 1988 Olympics, including those in the 100 m and 200 m, have yet to be broken. Joyner died in 1998 at the age of 38 of an epileptic seizure.

Haddish will produce the film, as well. A release announcing the project says that Joyner was one of Haddish’s heroes growing up.Game1 Co-CEO’s Basil Iwanyk and Greg Economou will also serve as.

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