Those waiting to see the autobiographical movie about Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch will have to wait a while longer.
Lynch's agent, Doug Hendrickson, said the film is never going to see the light of day. Hendrickson blames the movie's failure on director Mario Bobino.
"He did a terrible job, and the film will never be released," Hendrickson told Rolling Stone.
In May 2014, Lynch announced he was going to make a movie about his life, called Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story.
The movie was filmed last summer in Lynch's hometown of Oakland, Calif., on a budget of nearly $100,000.
In February, Bobino decided to release a preview of the movie. There was one problem: Bobino didn't have Lynch's approval, which is key because Lynch owns all rights to the film.
Bobino, who has known Lynch since he was in high school, said the movie has strained their relationship.
"It will never be the same between us," Bobino told John Breech of CBSSports.com. "I think the issue with me and him now is a trust issue. He doesn't trust me anymore, so that's why the movie isn't going to come out. It's a trust issue with me now because I put out that promo with his consent."
Now that Lynch wants nothing to do with the film, Bobino said he's thinking about making a movie about the process that went into making Lynch's failed movie.
"My story is the truth, so people know what happened and what I had to deal with," Bobino said. "If that movie had come out and it would have been successful, I would have gotten no credit. Now that it's considered a failure, everyone is pointing the finger at Mario Bobino."
We'll pass
Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Desjardins has had a pretty good week, by all accounts.
He signed a new two-year contract to stay with the Stanley Cup champions after being traded to Chicago during last season. Days later, he enjoyed some personal time with the trophy.
Desjardins, who took a photo with his baby inside the Cup shortly after the clinching victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning, took another such photo Tuesday for posterity's sake.
While some players love to drink their adult beverages from the cup, Desjardins took a much more innocent route. He used it as a cereal bowl.
Philip Pritchard, who has been the primary caretaker of the Stanley Cup for more than 25 years, posted a photo Tuesday of Desjardins sitting on his couch in front of the trophy with nearly an entire box of Lucky Charms cereal and milk poured into the bowl at the top of the trophy.
"Knowing where the Stanley Cup has been, particularly of late as the Blackhawks partied with it, germaphobes may be gagging at what they're looking at right now," CBSSports.com hockey writer Chris Peters wrote. "But how many times are you going to eat Lucky Charms from the Stanley Cup?"
Sports quiz
What team traded Andrew Desjardins to the Chicago Blackhawks last season?
Answer
Desjardins was traded March 2 by the San Jose Sharks, who signed him as a free agent in 2010.
Sports on 07/10/2015