Ben Johnson Talks ‘Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story’

The 100m final at the 1988 Olympic Games has been dubbed the dirtiest race in history, which may not seem obvious ground for comedy. Yet, New Metric Media has taken on the challenge with Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story . “We’re a comedy company first and foremost with Letterkenny and Shoresy and whatnot,” says New Metric founder Mark Montefiore. Having decided comedy was the way into the story “the initial idea was, what if we look at this as I Tonya meets Eastbound & Down ” he adds.

John Wick: Chapter 4 star Shamier Anderson will play Johnson in Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story . Johnson, now 63-years-old, acknowledges he broke the rules, but claims he was scapegoated amid widespread abuse and institutional failings. He tells Deadline the time is right to