Zack Snyder Has Pitched a Female Version of The Wrestler, Starring Amy Adams

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Zack Snyder revealed in an interview with The Telegraph that he pitched a female version of Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler” to Amy Adams during the making of “Justice League.” Adams starred as Lois Lane in Snyder’s three DC Comics movies: “Man of Steel,” “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,” and “Justice League.” There is no script written for Snyder’s “Wrestler”-inspired movie, but he said Adams is enthused by the idea.

“It’s a kind of female version of ‘The Wrestler,’ about a midwestern housewife who happens to have a pretty good body, and starts to do some bodybuilding competitions, and then falls down a rabbit hole of steroids and hormones,” Snyder said. “It becomes a contest between fitness and family, and she loses her family because she’s spending all her money on diet supplements and drugs and trainers, and all of that stuff.”

Snyder added that he pitched Adams specifically on the role “because it would be such a hugely hard job just training to the point at which it was believable. And you need someone like Amy who loves the craft to do it.” [+]