With the sudden news of Hulk Hogan's death, many are left wondering about the possibility of a movie based on the life of the controversial professional wrestler, reality television star, and litigant.

Hulk Hogan, the legendary professional wrestler, had been working on a documentary project for Netflix at the time of his death earlier this week. The project, made in partnership with

Hulk Hogan never got the biopic treatment while he was alive. The WWE legend, who died Thursday at age 71, was supposed to be played by Chris Hemsworth in a Netflix movie, but the project was scrapped entirely by the time Hogan passed away.

Hulk Hogan almost had a Netflix biopic, with Chris Hemsworth portraying the WWE star and 'Joker' director Todd Phillips set to helm the film.

Before The Rock morphed into movie star Dwayne Johnson, and well-before John Cena traded his jorts for a Peacemaker helmet, Terry “ Hulk Hogan ” Bollea made the leap from a professional-wrestling ring to Hollywood.

In fact, in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals, with the Bulls leading 2-1 against the Utah Jazz, Rodman left the team and flew to Detroit to join Hulk Hogan at the WCW Monday Nitro event at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Speaking about the incident years later in the Got Sole podcast, Rodman explained how it came about.

The nearly 40-year personal connection between World Wrestling Entertainment Hall of Famers Donald Trump and Hulk Hogan — who died Thursday at 71 — began with WrestleMania IV. The 1988 pay-per-view event,