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In the tradition of great movies based on real game shows (Quiz Show; Slumdog Millionaire), Tobey Maguire is said to be producing and starring in a film called Prisoners of Trebek, based on a true story about a guy who found romance while attempting to master Jeopardy. Pajiba has the exclusive scoop on the project, which was scripted by *The Hoax *screenwriter William Wheeler and is being likened to the work of Charlie Kaufman. Producing with Maguire’s company is Mark Gordon, who worked with Wheeler on *The Hoax *and regularly collaborates with Roland Emmerich (2012; The Day After Tomorrow).
The Kaufman connection could mean we should expect Alex Trebek to show up as himself in a surreal sort of comedy akin to Being John Malkovich](Being John Malkovich (1999) - Movie | Moviefone). Or, *Trebek *could be more similar to Confessions of a Dangerous Mind](Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) - Movie | Moviefone), which also went behind the scenes of a game show in its biographical portrait of *The Dating Game * host Chuck Barris. One of the the directors reportedly in talks to helm Trebek is Goran Dukic, who showed that he has a knack for weird plots with the cult favorite Wristcutters: A Love Story. I can honestly say I’d rather it be him than the other choice, Raymond De Felitta (The Thing About My Folks).
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