“Pelé,” the biopic of the Brazilian soccer star generally regarded as the greatest player of all time, “is expected to wrap this month,” according to Variety. It is currently on location in and around Rio de Janeiro.
Directed by the brothers Michael and Jeff Zimbalist, the English-language movie is being produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Ivan Orlic’s Seine Pictures, with the Rio film agency acting as a co-producer. It is clearly being timed to coincide with next year’s World Cup, the second to be hosted by Brazil and the first since 1950. Read the full article here
