Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Pull the Plug on Hulk Hogan Film—Here’s What We Know originally appeared on Parade.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company, Artists Equity, has shelved its plans to produce a film about Hulk Hogan‘s leaked sex tape scandal and the legal battle that ultimately bankrupted Gawker Media.
Parade verified with a source close to the development process that the project is no longer in the works at Artists Equity, and the decision was made well before Hogan’s passing last week at the age of 71.
No public statement has been issued by Affleck or Damon as of yet.
The film, which never entered active production, was intended to explore the 2016 scandal that began when a video surfaced of Hogan engaging in sex with the wife of radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge.
The tape also captured Hogan making racist remarks, which led to a swift fallout that included a $140 million jury award and a reckoning over celebrity privacy in the digital age.
It’s been reported that Hogan was never involved in the film and made clear he had no interest in contributing.
While the Hogan and Gawker saga remains one of the most headline-grabbing media stories of the past decade, it looks like its Hollywood dramatization will have to wait for now.
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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Pull the Plug on Hulk Hogan Film—Here’s What We Know first appeared on Parade on Jul 31, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 31, 2025, where it first appeared.
