EXCLUSIVE: The lifetime of Ecuadorian soccer star and World Cup record-breaker Enner Valencia is ready for the massive display screen remedy.
eighth Gear Leisure, the movie manufacturing firm based by James Leon, has acquired the rights to Valencia’s life story and can produce a characteristic biopic about his story from poverty in South America to the most important stage of the attractive sport.
Titled Enner, the pic can be shot in Ecuador, Miami, and Qatar in 2024. Leon, an Ecuadorian native, will produce the movie with Ted Area and his Radar Photos (Jumanji, Chronicles of Riddick franchises). Enner Valencia is govt producing alongside his supervisor Gonzalo Vargas.
Valencia is the present captain and main objective scorer for Ecuador’s nationwide soccer staff, with 38 worldwide targets since his first look in 2012. Valencia made headlines on the final World Cup in Qatar when he netted towards Holland, making him the primary participant to attain six consecutive targets for any South American nation. The 33-year-old striker at present performs his membership soccer for Turkish Tremendous League membership Fenerbahce. He has 27 membership targets in 27 video games.
The biopic will contact on a number of sides of Valencia’s life, from childhood to his marriage and rejection from three skilled soccer groups. Born in San Lorenzo, Ecuador, to a poverty-stricken household, Valencia grew up serving to his father, who was a farmer, earn a residing promoting milk and first made his mark within the soccer world after becoming a member of the Caribe Junior youth system earlier than signing with the Emelec Sporting Membership in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Having nowhere to stay, Valencia stayed in a room contained in the soccer stadium and attended coaching periods. Whereas enjoying for Emilec, Valencia received the Ecuadorian Serie A and Copa Sudamericana Golden Boot in 2013. He went on to play for the Mexican soccer staff Pachuca.
“We’re very excited to deliver Enner Valencia’s life story to the massive display screen – the place underdog tales, significantly involving sports activities, have a historical past of leaving indelible marks on audiences,” Leon mentioned. “Enner’s life is a narrative of overcome adversity, and we’re comfortable to work alongside him and Gonzalo to deliver it to a worldwide viewers via our film.”
Valencia added: “I really feel proud and privileged to have my life’s story and journey shared in a film and looking out ahead to working with James and the eighth Gear Leisure staff on it. Greater than something although, I’m hopeful the movie conjures up youth around the globe. My message is that to meet one’s goals, it’s a must to work for it. Nothing is straightforward in life however on the identical time, nothing is unattainable. All the things will be achieved with exhausting work, and I’m very excited and be an inspiration for brand new generations via this film.”
Along with Enner, eighth Gear’s slate consists of the animated characteristic Lonesome George and the FIA ABB Formulation E action-thriller Breakneck.
