A Movie About Aaron Hernandez’s Chilling Life Is In The Works

The rise and fall of notorious NFL player Aaron Hernandez is coming to the big screen.

The Mark Gordon Co. has picked up the rights to tell Hernandez’s story on film.

The movie is an adaptation of a forthcoming book from renowned crime writer James Patterson.

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The book, titled All-American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez, the Superstar Whose Life Ended on Murderer’s Row, is “an explosive true story of a life cut short in the dark shadow of fame,” according to the publisher.

Hernandez was born in Bristol, Connecticut. He soon became a star football player at the University of Florida before the New England Patriots drafted him in 2010.

But the team dropped him after he was arrested for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd.

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Hernandez would the next several years in jail awaiting trial.

His May 2015 conviction for Lloyd’s murder was followed by another trial for his alleged role in a 2012 Boston double murder.

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He was acquitted on those charges, but just days later he committed suicide by hanging himself from a bed sheet.

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In the immediate aftermath of Hernandez’s death, rumors swirled about his sexuality.

It was said one of the suicide notes he left behind was for his alleged prison lover Kyle Kennedy.

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“The real, shocking events that led to Aaron Hernandez’s harrowing fall from NFL stardom gripped America’s attention and imprinted itself on today’s cultural zeitgeist,” producer Mark Gordon said in a statement.

“James is unmatched in his storytelling and reporting talents, and he chronicles this story with incredible insight and nuance. There is no other person with whom to collaborate to bring this timely film to life.”