Untitled Von Erich Wrestling Family Saga | Sean Durkin

[Cremildo]

Sean Durkin, whose sophomore feature The Nest starring Jude Law and Carrie Coon premieres at Sundance on Sunday (January 26), is already hard at work on his next film project.

The Martha Marcy May Marlene filmmaker is scripting a pic that will tell the rise and fall of the Von Erich family, a dynasty of wrestlers who made a huge impact on the sport from the 1960s to the present day.

“I’m very excited about this one,” Durkin told us. “It’s another family portrait, about a wrestling family who revolutionised the sport and then suffered tragedy.”

“Sean is an extraordinary filmmaker and we’re excited to be working with him,” added Tessa Ross.

The Von Erichs, real name Adkisson, began their wrestling dynasty when Fritz Von Erich (born Jack Barton Adkisson) became a star in the National Wrestling Alliance, holding multiple belts in the 1960s before becoming president of the org. He died in 1997.

Him and his wife Doris had six sons, five of whom died before their father, which led to talk of a curse, colloquially dubbed the ‘Von Erich curse’. Today, two sons of Kevin Von Erich, the last surviving brother, are both pro wrestlers with Major League Wrestling.

In 2009, the Von Erich family were inducted by Michael “P.S.” Hayes into the WWE Hall of Fame. [SOURCE]

[Gacivory]

Loved Martha Marcy May Marlene and Southcliffe, so I am super excited to see him back in the directing chair!

[RCRochester]

Very interesting subject matter, this was a family that had more than its fair share of both tragedy and "issues".

[Gerby]

This has the potential to be a really good movie if done well.
If you didn't know anything about the story of this wrestling family & the tragedies that happened, you would think it was made up.

[SteelbookCat]

cast all the hemsworth brothers

[Moviefan2k4]

This could be interesting. I remember the Von Erichs being on WWF when I was a kid.