The Kennedy/Marshall Company option feature adaptation rights to It’s Showtime

The Kennedy/Marshall Company has optioned the feature adaptation rights to the breakout documentary It’s Showtime, which premiered in April this year on ITV1 in the UK. “We are thrilled to begin developing this incredible true story for the big screen. It’s the right story for today, bringing heart, humor, and real emotion to this thrilling, against all odds sports story,” says Kennedy/Marshall’s Frank Marshall, who also produced Seabiscuit. Kennedy/Marshall is represented by CAA and Ziffren Brittenham, with Echo Velvet represented by WME