If a Biopic is made on lives of the Big 3, which one has the most potential to be the biggest?

[Nadal_King]

I think if Biopic is made on the lives of Big 3 then it has potential to be such amazing films due to such amazing careers which has had so many dramatic moments, highs and lows as well. I think in terms of a story Nadal and Djokovic have way more potential than Federer since Federer was better at start of his career than end statistically it doesn’t make more a very interesting career arc whereas Nadal and Djokovic have had so much success even when they are old it will make for a compelling screenplay. Now comparing Nadal- Djokovic both have there sets of complexities which will be highlight of the film like for Rafa all his injuries can be such amazing points in the script whereas Djokovic journey from Serbian Wars to catching up with Fedal will make it an awesome screenplay also his vaccine stance could be amazing off court drama which is infact so much made for Cinema especially his Australian Saga.
What do you all think which one can be the best film in terms of overall story and screenplay, also potential commercially at the boxoffice.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Novak’s story of a child in a war torn country to a dominant champion and everything in between would be pure Hollywood. There’s so much to cover. The gluten saga, being disqualfied, deported, etc.

 

[Spencer Gore]

A Djokovic film would be the only one with a truly cinematic narrative arc -if he ends up as slam record holder. From terrified child in a bomb shelter, to taking on the hostility of the crowds and authorities-even ending in captivity-to eventual triumph and redemption.

A Nadal film could start with his foot diagnosis and dramatise his incredible struggle to overcome physical adversity -but it could become repetitive.

The only way Federer's story could work as a movie is if his private life takes a dramatic last act twist (that many people will have seen coming so it won't be a great twist for them).

 

[TheNachoMan]

I don’t think a Federer movie would be really interesting. There’s no real drama or twists in his life. Aside from maybe AO 2017. Nadal and Djokovic have plenty of material.

 

[weakera]

All three movies would be quite boring if we're being honest. There is no Venus/Serena type of arc between them.

 

[I Am Finnish]

Fedr

 

[RaulRamirez]

As a story, Djokovic's.
If all were well-made, I would ...as a tennis geek and Big 3 enthusiast ...watch any. Roger's probably would be the most-watched, followed by Rafa's (played by Elliot Loney?) but Novak's would be the most dramatic.

 

[TheNachoMan]

All three movies would be quite boring if we're being honest. There is no Venus/Serena type of arc between them.

I don’t find the Williams sisters more interesting than Djokodal. Maybe that’s just me.

 

[weakera]

I don’t find the Williams sisters more interesting than Djokodal. Maybe that’s just me.

There's no potential for a King Richard type of story.

 

[hoodjem]

Novak’s story of a child in a war torn country to a dominant champion and everything in between would be pure Hollywood. There’s so much to cover. The gluten saga, being disqualfied, deported, etc.

Probably. Bombs! Explosions! Stealth fighters!

I do hope they would show the scene at a tounament where Djokovic tells the spectators to caress with one's tongue his intromittent organ.

 

[joekapa]

I wonder......how the 40-15 would be depicted in eeithe a Fed or Djoko biopic.

 

[weakera]

Novak’s story of a child in a war torn country to a dominant champion and everything in between would be pure Hollywood. There’s so much to cover. The gluten saga, being disqualfied, deported, etc.

Ah yes, the "gluten saga!" What an exciting movie arc that would make!

 

[TheNachoMan]

I wonder......how the 40-15 would be depicted in eeithe a Fed or Djoko biopic.

In a Fed biopic, Novak would be depicted as an evil man who broke Fed’s heart and dreams with his dumb luck.
In a Novak biopic, He would be depicted as a hero who overcame the crowd and showed incredible mental fortitude

 

[TheNachoMan]

Ah yes, the "gluten saga!" What an exciting movie arc that would make!

It would tbh. Show him struggling against Tsonga at AO 2010 and how he recovered from that. His physicality was awful here.
All of his other early career retirements too.

 

[joekapa]

In a Fed biopic, Novak would be depicted as an evil man who broke Fed’s heart and dreams with his dumb luck.
In a Novak biopic, He would be depicted as a hero who overcame the crowd and showed incredible mental fortitude

In a true Fed biopic, it will show Fed sleeping and having a nightmare about that very moment........scene 1, act 1.......The ending would be him coming to terms with that very moment.

 

[maratha_warrior]

I wonder......how the 40-15 would be depicted in eeithe a Fed or Djoko biopic.

Fed's or Djoker's movie will be incomplete without 40-15

 

[weakera]

It would tbh. Show him struggling against Tsonga at AO 2010 and how he recovered from that. His physicality was awful here.
All of his other early career retirements too.

This is your mind on homerism

 

[TearTheRoofOff]

A Djoker documentary would include Pepe, B R E A D, egg, shake-n-novaccs, deportation, pyramids, water bollocks, dramatic career trajectory arc changes, boob throws, DQs and a bunch of high-gravitas match wins after mugging them to MP down.
A Nadal documentary would include Nadal, so is immediately binned as an option.
A Fedr documentary would include both his tennis output and dramatics, both of which would be compelling, but other than his wife repeatedly blasting out BOGOFF kids I'm not sure what else of pertinence might be included.

 

[weakera]

They should just make a movie about all three, and call it, "The Big Three" starring Warwick Davis, Elliot Page and Idris Elba as the big three.

 

[Nadal - GOAT]

I think if Biopic is made on the lives of Big 3 then it has potential to be such amazing films due to such amazing careers which has had so many dramatic moments, highs and lows as well. I think in terms of a story Nadal and Djokovic have way more potential than Federer since Federer was better at start of his career than end statistically it doesn’t make more a very interesting career arc whereas Nadal and Djokovic have had so much success even when they are old it will make for a compelling screenplay. Now comparing Nadal- Djokovic both have there sets of complexities which will be highlight of the film like for Rafa all his injuries can be such amazing points in the script whereas Djokovic journey from Serbian Wars to catching up with Fedal will make it an awesome screenplay also his vaccine stance could be amazing off court drama which is infact so much made for Cinema especially his Australian Saga.
What do you all think which one can be the best film in terms of overall story and screenplay, also potential commercially at the boxoffice.

Both Novak and Rafa biopic will have a great storyline.

I think the media spotlight on both is so much that the biopics will be repetition of known info for most fans. Though non-tennis fans may find it interesting.

 

[joekapa]

Imagine a film about all of them together.......

 

[NatF]

Novak’s story of a child in a war torn country to a dominant champion and everything in between would be pure Hollywood. There’s so much to cover. The gluten saga, being disqualfied, deported, etc.

But would anyone watch it?

 

[Cabeza del Demonio]

Djokovic film, specifically centred on Wimbledon 2018. That was the closest to a Hollywood story you could get. Starts with him losing to Querrey and Istomin, and journalists/fans bombarding him with questions about whether he's done with tennis, and then him firing his coach as his career spirals downward, then contemplating retirement in 2018 before his wife convinces him otherwise (as he's mentioned before). Cut to RG vs Cecchinato, where he's fighting to save his career in those epic tiebreaks, interspersed with flashbacks to all the familiar classics from his career (USO 2010, AO 2012, etc).
The 2nd half would just be the Wimbledon story, from getting out of trouble vs Edmund and Nishikori to the semi vs Nadal. I remember hearing rumors he was talking to Goran around then just before he hired him in 2019, so there's obvious material there (Goran inspiring Novak to keep playing and pull off the comeback like he did)

Nadal is also an absolute badass, with plenty of injury comebacks and epic wins to make a film out of. And Federer has his 2017 AO win that could easily be made into a movie.

Also I've said it before, but I'd love to see a Goran Ivanišević biopic starring Tom Cruise and centred on Wimbledon 2001. Not that knockoff "Wimbledon" movie that was supposedly based on him, I mean a serious sports movie about the real thing.

Agassi's career had plenty of Hollywood material as well.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

 

[Rudiiii]

This war torn country myth needs to be put to bed. It really is getting out of hand here.

Serbia got checked by NATO for it's aggressive invasion of neighboring ex-Yugoslav states. This invasion included horrendous war crimes including genocide and the infamous massacre at Srebrenica where more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were killed. The "bombs" were actually the result of a couple dozen NATO sorties targeting Serbian infrastructure and strategic command positions. I know all this because I lived a couple of hundred km away.

The war victim Novak Djokovic was a child at the time but obviously grew up having no problem socializing with men close to the Hague's War Crimes Tribunal. A wonderful topic for a biopic, no doubt. Just hope at least some truth is used in it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1439664170962538502

One side of the story.. And precisely you living a couple of hundred km away makes you irrelevant, as journalist from each ex-yu country told different stories. Truth is every contry had bad politicians and soldiers, twisting naratives as they liked. Bosnians had Izetbegovic, Serbs had Mladic, different sides of same coin. Nothing is black and white as you are trying to make. Plus we were bombarded because of war againts OVK (in English, Defense army of Kosovo) and they committed most crimes during 90's wars... And if checking is killing of civils and bombarding for 90 days straight, so be it... As a Serb I am disgusted by your comment.

 

[Russeljones]

As a Serb I am disgusted by your comment.

But naturally.

 

[mahatma]

Djokovic story. Without a doubt - ultra dramatic. From retiring in matches to being the fittest, from being #3 to earth's mightiest, from fighting a state over a policy to becoming a slam holder ( if he becomes).. it's all quite dramatic.

 

[gadge]

Novak’s 2018 WB has a Hollywood script written all over it. Just the semi finals as the climax

 

[TheNachoMan]

But would anyone watch it?

Me and 6 other people would love it

 

[DSH]

The famous "dream team" of Barcelona; in the upper left, next to Guardiola, is Miguel Ángel Nadal, Rafael's uncle.

 

[OhYes]

If movie about Borg and McEnroe was interesting, Djokovic movie would be even more.

 

[OhYes]

This war torn country myth needs to be put to bed. It really is getting out of hand here.

Serbia got checked by NATO for it's aggressive invasion of neighboring ex-Yugoslav states. This invasion included horrendous war crimes including genocide and the infamous massacre at Srebrenica where more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys were killed. The "bombs" were actually the result of a couple dozen NATO sorties targeting Serbian infrastructure and strategic command positions. I know all this because I lived a couple of hundred km away.

The war victim Novak Djokovic was a child at the time but obviously grew up having no problem socializing with men close to the Hague's War Crimes Tribunal. A wonderful topic for a biopic, no doubt. Just hope at least some truth is used in it.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1439664170962538502

First of all, some of you people need to restrain yourself from commenting politics and other nations here !
Second, you opened pandora box Russel, now you gonna hear some ****ty stories about your Bulgarian nation as result.
Your Bulgarian stance is very well based on fact thay you have set your eyes on Macedonia - former Yugoslav republic.
Like your EU Parliament representative says in his twitter profile "Don't give away Macedonia"
Is it already yours ?

https://twitter.com/djambazki?t=g59wDKRD8W8u3D9bSxqckg&s=09

Knowing this, it's not strange that Serbia is in your path and you need to speak garbage about Serbia all the time.
Best neutral person to explain who started the war in Bosnia would be former Canadian ambassador in Yugoslavia (not you or me)

In Kosovo:

And what Noam Chomsky has to say about "genocide" in Srebrenica

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1477288405528625153

 

[Poisoned Slice]

The famous "dream team" of Barcelona; in the upper left, next to Guardiola, is Miguel Ángel Nadal, Rafael's uncle.

Pep talks for everybody.

 

[Tennfan123]

The Fedal rivalry movie is the only one that’s getting made. Upper middle class kid makes it rich in tennis is a dull story.

 

[KristaK]

Honestly, an Agassi biopic would have the most potential. Overbearing father, childhood prodigy, high school dropout, "Image is everything era," rivalry with Sampras (complete with contrasting styles/temperaments), meth, falling out of the top 100, dating/marrying/divorcing Hollywood stars, playing the Challenger circuit, achieving Career Slam, marrying Steffi , becoming elder statesman and philanthropist.

 

[Russeljones]

First of all, some of you people need to restrain yourself from commenting politics and other nations here !
Second, you opened pandora box Russel, now you gonna hear some ****ty stories about your Bulgarian nation as result.
Your Bulgarian stance is very well based on fact thay you have set your eyes on Macedonia - former Yugoslav republic.
Like your EU Parliament representative says in his twitter profile "Don't give away Macedonia"
Is it already yours ?

https://twitter.com/djambazki?t=g59wDKRD8W8u3D9bSxqckg&s=09

Knowing this, it's not strange that Serbia is in your path and you need to speak garbage about Serbia all the time.
Best neutral person to explain who started the war in Bosnia would be former Canadian ambassador in Yugoslavia (not you or me)

In Kosovo:

And what Noam Chomsky has to say about "genocide" in Srebrenica

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1477288405528625153

Actually no. Everything is well documented in history and the War Tribunal's findings. I like the spiky nationalist response, though. It's a great reminder of where you stand on important topics.

 

[Midaso240]

Federer, but I don't know if anyone can really get his accent. I've heard imitators nail Nadal and Djokovic but Federer's is a very difficult non-specific accent to get right...

 

[BGod]

It could be Novak but depends what production is doing it. Feel like Fed would have the better team like how Borg vs. McEnroe was done.

Fed's story and all Big 3 better made as miniseries.

In Fed's case it would be beating Sampras then his dominance and rivalry with Nadal. I'm sure story would get into him being seemingly passed, dealing with back and people writing him off but he comes back in 2017. Not sure if the story would just end there since 2018-2020 is not very inspiring for general viewers. Like most movies I think his 2017 AO would just get a lot of miles.

Novak would be most twists and relateability.

Nadal would be dirt. I'm sorry there's just not much there. Rich family, mostly dominance on a surface more Europeans would understand but wouldn't translate to English speakers. Like clearly it would be Spanish production.

 

[Antonio Puente]

The final 40 minutes and climax of the Djoker film should be Murray/Djoker battles in Australia. That would be beyond epic. Just like watching Rocky for the first time.

 

[OhYes]

Actually no. Everything is well documented in history and the War Tribunal's findings. I like the spiky nationalist response, though. It's a great reminder of where you stand on important topics.

It's funny how you all call on Tribunal when you lose your standing ground on proofs that everything came from one big kitchen - specialised for making conflicts and profiting from them. Guess who runs the Tribunal then.
As for my "nationalist response", I didn't start this political tirade, I never do. But some of you Fedals or Nole haters, find it convenient to bring up politics here, to make idiotic and racist remarks about my nation and my people like It's preparing Sunday lunch dish. What the hell you expect ? To follow your false flag made up stories ?
Your knowledge about ex Yugoslavia conflict comparing to people from ex Yugoslavia is not sufficient to get into discussion at first place, not to mention how you feel as an expert bcs of internet. Sorry but that is how the things go. I am not brringing talks about Bulgaria, I am not interested in your misunderstandings with other nations, I expect the same from anyone here.
Djokovic is a tennis player who had rough childhood comparing to other tennis stars. That's it.
Does he have to know everyone who wants to shake his hand or take a picture with him ? No.

 

[Russeljones]

It's funny how you all call on Tribunal when you lose your standing ground on proofs that everything came from one big kitchen - specialised for making conflicts and profiting from them. Guess who runs the Tribunal then.
As for my "nationalist response", I didn't start this political tirade, I never do. But some of you Fedals or Nole haters, find it convenient to bring up politics here, to make idiotic and racist remarks about my nation and my people like It's preparing Sunday lunch dish. What the hell you expect ? To follow your false flag made up stories ?
Your knowledge about ex Yugoslavia conflict comparing to people from ex Yugoslavia is not sufficient to get into discussion at first place, not to mention how you feel as an expert bcs of internet. Sorry but that is how the things go. I am not brringing talks about Bulgaria, I am not interested in your misunderstandings with other nations, I expect the same from anyone here.
Djokovic is a tennis player who had rough childhood comparing to other tennis stars. That's it.
Does he have to know everyone who wants to shake his hand or take a picture with him ? No.

So you aren't in fact blindly defending genocide. That's a relief. The conspiracy theories aside, this was all a defence of his character? I am sorry, I don't buy into the suggestion that he doesn't know who he is seen with (repeatedly). But that is besides the point. I dislike the intellectual dishonesty of harping on about his difficult childhood in a war-torn country. The people talking about that, are the people bringing politics into a tennis discussion. I would never pretend I grew up poor or that Federer was from some destitute immigrant family. Let's stick to the facts.

 

[Tennis_Monk]

Novak as a hero with Roger and Rafa as main villians would be a great plot. Subplots can include governments and entire world tryin to stop him from playing tournaments.
Roger story is linear and there is not much filmy stuff.
Rafa is all about injuries and overcoming them. Not much filmy stuff.

 

[Incognito]

Actually no. Everything is well documented in history and the War Tribunal's findings. I like the spiky nationalist response, though. It's a great reminder of where you stand on important topics.

Dude, Stop wasting your breath. You might as well argue with the Chinese government who’ll tell you “nothing happened here in Tiananmen Square in 1989” till the cows come home.

 

[Incognito]

It would tbh. Show him struggling against Tsonga at AO 2010 and how he recovered from that. His physicality was awful here.
All of his other early career retirements too.

When exactly did this gluten thing started? Because he barely broke sweat when he won that AO in 2008. I also seem to remember he outlasted a doping Canas in that Miami final.

 

[OhYes]

So you aren't in fact blindly defending genocide. That's a relief. The conspiracy theories aside, this was all a defence of his character? I am sorry, I don't buy into the suggestion that he doesn't know who he is seen with (repeatedly). But that is besides the point. I dislike the intellectual dishonesty of harping on about his difficult childhood in a war-torn country. The people talking about that, are the people bringing politics into a tennis discussion. I would never pretend I grew up poor or that Federer was from some destitute immigrant family. Let's stick to the facts.

I am not defending mass murdering, like the Brits shouldn't defend SAS recent mass murders of Afgans. But I will not participate in twisting the truth about it.
Facts concerning Djokovic childhood are that he is from war torn country that had inflation like no other country, that we had to stand in long cues for food, that basic necessities like sugar, oil, petrol, milk were scarce, that his country and city was bombed, that he had to hide in shelter, that average monthly paycheck was 5 $, that thinking about playing tennis and having tennis career at those times was almost insane.
You didn’t have that so you can't relate, but tell me please your opinions about it bcs I don't give a damn.

 

[Antonio Puente]

When exactly did this gluten thing started? Because he barely broke sweat when he won that AO in 2008. I also seem to remember he outlasted a doping Canas in that Miami final.

An epic blockbuster about gluten intolerance - now we're on to something.

 

[Russeljones]

I am not defending mass murdering, like the Brits shouldn't defend SAS recent mass murders of Afgans. But I will not participate in twisting the truth about it.
Facts concerning Djokovic childhood are that he is from war torn country that had inflation like no other country, that we had to stand in long cues for food, that basic necessities like sugar, oil, petrol, milk were scarce, that his country and city was bombed, that he had to hide in shelter, that average monthly paycheck was 5 $, that thinking about playing tennis and having tennis career at those times was almost insane.
You didn’t have that so you can't relate, but tell me please your opinions about it bcs I don't give a damn.

I did not have that, of course. I also did not live through the Weimar Republic, nor did I experience the 2007 Zimbabwe hyperinflation. This does not mean that I cannot have an informed opinion. The fact remains that that historical episode's impact on his career is blown out of proportion. Your approach to defending the opposite is comically and diametrically opposed to your aversion for any argument for appreciating tennis aesthetics as part of player greatness. The stronger your reaction, the less rational it seems.

 

[OhYes]

I did not have that, of course. I also did not live through the Weimar Republic, nor did I experience the 2007 Zimbabwe hyperinflation. This does not mean that I cannot have an informed opinion. The fact remains that that historical episode's impact on his career is blown out of proportion. Your approach to defending the opposite is comically and diametrically opposed to your aversion for any argument for appreciating tennis aesthetics as part of player greatness. The stronger your reaction, the less rational it seems.

Then move to Yemen or Syria to experience rough life first hand.
Your "informed opinion" depends on your given attention to it. Slightly different from people who must live it.
My approach of talking to ppl with agenda is quite appropriate and will stay that way.

 

[Russeljones]

Then move to Yemen or Syria to experience rough life first hand.
Your "informed opinion" depends on your given attention to it. Slightly different from people who must live it.
My approach of talking to ppl with agenda is quite appropriate and will stay that way.

This made zero sense, I am sorry. Have a good day and try take it easy on yourself.

 

[socallefty]

Make a movie about the Big 3 and call it “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly”! Who is who?

Maybe the final scene will be the 2019 Wimbledon semi and then the final.