Florence Griffith-Joyner dazzled at the 1988 Olympic Games, setting two world records that still stand. Girls Trip actress and Grammy winner Tiffany Haddish wants to bring her story to a new generation and will play the late athlete in an upcoming game1 biopic. “I am looking forward to telling Flo-Jo’s story the way it should be told,” Haddish said exclusively to Deadline. “My goal with this film is making sure that younger generations know my ‘she-ro’ Flo-Jo, the fastest woman in the world to this day, existed.” The actress and game1 will also collaborate on a documentary series and a podcast connected to the film.
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