Paul Walter Hauser Says He Was Approached About Starring in a Mick Foley Biopic, Has Been ‘In Discussion for a While’

Could Paul Walter Hauser star in a movie about the life and times of hardcore legend Mick Foley? ROH and MLW in-ring veteran and award-winning actor Paul Walter Hauser recently joined Insight with Chris Van Vliet, where he discussed potentially starring in a biopic about the life of WWE Hall of Famer and wrestling legend, Mick Foley.

According to Hauser, he was approached about the role, and he’s speaking to producers about it. The actor and part-time wrestler also revealed he’s been approached about portraying two other figures in the wrestling world, but didn’t offer many additional details. Below are some highlights from Insight:

Paul Walter Hauser on Potentially Starring in a Mick Foley Biopic

“I won’t get into details, but I’ve been approached about it, and we’re talking to the producers right now, and we’ve been in discussion for a while. I also got approached to play two other people in the wrestling world in the last couple of months alone. So I’m just kind of like waiting it out to see what rises to the top. Because movie-making is so weird. It might seem like a sure thing, and it goes away, and then sometimes something just pops up out of nowhere. The way we’re talking about it, I want to do a Mick Foley limited series, do like a four to six episode thing, and be able to tell the story a little more fully and not just be like, remember the time you fell off the cage? It’s like, the guy’s done so much more than that. He deserves more respect than that, too.”

His Wrestling Mount Rushmore of Future Stars:

“So you named you named two that I knew for sure were gonna be in there, which was Dom and MJF. I was gonna say them for sure, and I was going to say Kyle Fletcher and Bron Breakker are the other two, sure. But I now have a little hesitation and pause because I’m like Rhea Ripley, man. But who do I eliminate from that group? Rhea Ripley deserves to be up there. I’m gonna have her replace MJF, because I could see MJF not wrestling in the future because he’s enjoying Hollywood, it’s way safer, and he can make the same amount of money eventually.”

On a Potential Chris Farley Biopic

“We’ll see. The movie is not greenlit. The script is great, though, dude. They sent me a brand new draft. This is like the fifth draft or something. I read it on the plane ride here to come here this week, and I was like, Oh, it was like this funny feeling in my belly. It was like, Oh, wow. Based on where the script is, it’s like there’s nothing else to do. It’s truly ready. Now it’s like the baton is about to get past to me, and it’s all my responsibility to not screw it up.”

Hauser recently appeared opposite Jeremy Allen White in Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. You can check out 411’s official review RIGHT HERE.