Okay, don't go running to the store just yet. It's only a small mention on Page 22 of the May 23, 2005 issue (Steve Nash on the cover):
Celluloid pool sharks are often hunky (see Paul Newman and Tom Cruise) but that doesn't stop Lions Gate from snapping up the flim rights to the life story of heavyset pool hall hustler Danny (Kid Deliscious) Basavich (SI, Feb. 14, 2005). Producer Peter Block sees the story of Kid and his sidekick, "Bristol" Bob Bogey, as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid meets The Hustler. He wouldn't mind seeing someone like Jack Black star in the picture. (The first draft of the script is being written by SI's L. Jon Wertheim.) "Liike Jack, [Basavich] is just a lovable lug," says Block. "You want to put your arm around him and protect him, but then you realize at the same time he probably has his hand in your pocket, stealing your wallet."
Celluloid pool sharks are often hunky (see Paul Newman and Tom Cruise) but that doesn't stop Lions Gate from snapping up the flim rights to the life story of heavyset pool hall hustler Danny (Kid Deliscious) Basavich (SI, Feb. 14, 2005). Producer Peter Block sees the story of Kid and his sidekick, "Bristol" Bob Bogey, as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid meets The Hustler. He wouldn't mind seeing someone like Jack Black star in the picture. (The first draft of the script is being written by SI's L. Jon Wertheim.) "Liike Jack, [Basavich] is just a lovable lug," says Block. "You want to put your arm around him and protect him, but then you realize at the same time he probably has his hand in your pocket, stealing your wallet."
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