來源: 《好萊塢報導》 Why the Shohei Ohtani Gambling Scandal TV Series May Be Striking Out 為何「大谷翔平賭博醜聞」影集恐怕難以開拍成功 https://reurl.cc/7VZGmN The Lionsgate project appears to be swinging and missing over buyers’ worries a bout how it might affect relationships with the MLB. 獅門影業的這項計畫似乎因為潛在買家擔心會影響與MLB的關係而陷入困境 As Shohei Ohtani leads the Los Angeles Dodgers to this year’s World Series, Lio nsgate Television has found it challenging to set up its scripted series about t he phenom’s gambling scandal. According to one source close the project, acquis ition executives are concerned that taking on the project might damage their par ent companies’ current or future relationships with Major League Baseball. 隨著大谷翔平率領洛杉磯道奇隊打進今年的世界大賽，獅門在推動的一部以他賭博醜聞為題 材的劇集時遇上了挑戰，據接近該項目的消息人士透露，許多主管擔心若接手這個項目，可 能會損害母公司與MLB現有或未來的合作關係 Disney, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery have media rights deals with the league worth hundreds of millions each year. Netflix and Comcast are themselves in adv anced negotiations for their own pacts. Paramount, which has NFL and UFC rights, is also considered a natural home for baseball. 迪士尼、蘋果與華納兄弟探索都與MLB簽有價值數億美元的轉播權合約；Netflix與Comcast 則正在就自家的合作協議進行深入談判，擁有NFL與UFC轉播權的派拉蒙也被視為與棒球界關 係密切的潛在平台 The team behind the Ohtani project, announced in May 2024, includes producer Sco tt Delman (HBO’s Station Eleven) and writer Alex Convery, who’s become a go-to for sports dramas since breaking out with the Ben Affleck-directed Air, about M ichael Jordan and his Nike partnership. (Convery’s next project is a Tiger Wood s biopic to be helmed by the director of the Venus and Serena Williams origin st ory King Richard.) 這部大谷翔平題材影集於2024年5月宣布製作，幕後團隊包括製作人Scott Delman(代表作為 HBO的《Station Eleven》）以及編劇Alex Convery——他自從編寫講述Michael Jordan與N ike合作故事的電影《Air》後，便成為體育題材劇本的熱門人選，Convery的下一個項目是 一部由《王者理查》導演執導的老虎伍茲傳記電影 A previous report over the summer suggested that Starz, long a division of Lions gate, was nearing a deal for the series. The network became a separate public co mpany in May. 早前的報導指出，長期隸屬於獅門集團的Starz電視網一度接近與該劇簽約；不過該電視網 已於今年5月分拆為獨立上市公司 “We’re not going to discuss who we’re talking to and who we’re not, but we’ ve never heard any concerns about offending Major League Baseball from anyone wi th whom we’ve spoken about the project,” says a Lionsgate spokesperson. 獅門影業發言人表示 「我們不會討論目前正在與誰洽談、與誰沒有洽談，但我們從未聽過任何人表示擔心這個項 目會冒犯大聯盟」 這東西到底要拍怎樣的內容啊@@ --

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