"Soon, they'll all be immortalized on film by Jim Caviezel. This is Tim Ballard per The Guardian , which reports that a teaser for the project surfaced on X (where else) last night. The film, titled The Dark Horse , reportedly began filming three months ago and was written by Bolsonaro's former secretary of culture Mário Frias. Frias shared photos of Caviezel in costume as the former Brazilian president on Monday."
"Clearly, the film has the approval of people close to Bolsonaro, who is currently serving a 27-year sentence for trying to overturn the results of a democratic election by storming the capital. (That sort of thing has consequences in Brazil.) Nevertheless, The Dark Horse is described as a "heroic" version of his story, which may or may not include the plot to assassinate his left-wing rival Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva that was foiled when the armed forces failed to join the attempted coup."
"Dubbed "the true story of a real hero who survived," the first look depicts one of Bolsonaro's many hospital stays since his first presidential campaign in 2018. Based on the content of the trailer, it appears to be on the stay connected to his 2018 stabbing rather than one of the many related to COVID or myriad other maladies Bolsonaro has suffered over the years."
Jim Caviezel will portray Jair Bolsonaro in a film titled The Dark Horse, written by Mário Frias. Filming began months ago and a teaser appeared on X, with Frias sharing photos and Bolsonaro's son confirming the project. Bolsonaro is serving a 27-year sentence for attempting to overturn election results by storming the capital. The Dark Horse is described as a "heroic" version of his story and may reference a foiled assassination plot against Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The trailer centers on a hospital stay tied to Bolsonaro's 2018 stabbing and uses a slowed cover of Destiny's Child's "Survivor". Caviezel will also play a CGI de-aged Jesus in a Passion sequel.
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