As of his birth on May 23, 1958, American novelist, journalist, and musician Mitchell David Albom has been active in several fields. Over 40 million copies of his novels have been sold around the world.
Although he first gained fame as a sports writer, he is now more well recognized for the uplifting tales and ideas that run throughout his works in theatre, film, and literature. In Detroit with his wife Janine Sabino, Albom has made his home.
Controversy
Producers have taken an interest in John Scott’s unusual All-Star story, and the script is reportedly being written by Mitch Albom.
John Scott announced that a film would be made on his unbelievable journey from NHL enforcer to MVP of the All-Star Game. Since then, a production firm has signed on, and a renowned screenwriter has agreed to pen the script.
Mandalay Sports Media has purchased the film rights to the true story of journeyman hockey player John Scott, who thanks to an Internet write-in campaign was named captain of the NHL All-Star team this year, was subsequently traded and demoted to the minors by an irate NHL because he refused to withdraw, and then went on to win the game’s most valuable player award before being sent back to the minors in Newfoundland.
Even a Hollywood scriptwriter would have trouble making this up. A former sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press and bestselling author of Tuesdays With Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom, has signed on to pen the screenplay for an upcoming film produced by Mike Tolin and Jon Weinbach of MSM, with Albom serving as executive producer.
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Tolin Produced a Number of Well-Known Sports Movies
Varsity Blues, Summer Catch, Radio, and Coach Carter. When it comes to ESPN’s 30 for 30 series, he and Weinbach have collaborated on several episodes.
Albom has had TV movies made of his books, and he also penned the script for the adaptation of Mitch Albom’s For One More Day. Thus, the seasoned reporter will find this to be a new experience. And now we know that Albom is the author Scott mentioned who approached him about adapting his story into a movie before the All-Star Game ever took place.
It’s likely that this will be made into a feel-good motivating tale, given the backgrounds of the producer and writers.
Scott’s “Origin Story” or His Path to The NHL Is Interesting
even if it’s not all that unusual. What set him apart was the fact that fans voted him into the All-Star Game largely as a joke, but he played along and turned it into ratings and exposure win for the game and a tremendous positive for himself.
Scott was chosen for the NHL All-Star Game as Team Pacific’s captain, receiving the most votes of any player. It sparked a lot of debate but ultimately resolved everything.
He led Team Pacific to victory in the finals of the 3-on-3 All-Star event when his team scored two goals and took home a $1 million reward. In a social media fan vote, Scott was chosen as the NHL All-Star Game’s most valuable player.
Scott made headlines leading up to the event for a few different reasons: first, he was traded out of the division he was supposed to represent, then he was demoted to the minors, and finally, he revealed the lengths to which an unnamed NHL employee had gone in an attempt to convince Scott to skip the All-Star festivities.
From there, people began to feel sympathy for Scott, and after his spectacular performance at All-Star Weekend, he became a national hero.
Scott has rejoined the Montreal Canadiens’ American Hockey League club, the St. John’s IceCaps, where he will likely spend the rest of the season and potentially the rest of his career.
This film’s concept goes beyond mere words at this point. Financial and human resources are being invested. That doesn’t prove that it actually watches the screen, but the odds have certainly improved. Wow, that’s quite the roller coaster ride for the huge guy.
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Columnist
Albom’s passion for journalism began during his time spent in New York. He was still working evenings as a musician, but he started contributing to a weekly newspaper in Flushing, New York, called the Queens Tribune, during the day.
As a result of his efforts, he was accepted to study journalism at Columbia University’s prestigious graduate program. His time there was funded in part by babysitting jobs he worked to supplement his education expenses. Albom now has a nocturnal piano gig and a part-time job as a copy editor at SPORT magazine.
After finishing school, he began working as a freelancer in that field for magazines like Sports Illustrated and GEO, as well as newspapers like The Philadelphia Inquirer. He also covered several Olympic sports events in Europe, such as track and field and luge, for which he collected his expenses through the sale of articles.
His career at The Fort Lauderdale News and Sun Sentinel began in 1983 when he was hired as a feature writer and ultimately led to his promotion to columnist.
After Albom won the Associated Press Sports Editors award for best Sports News Story in 1985, the Detroit Free Press hired him to replace Mike Downey, another prominent sports journalist who had left for the Los Angeles Times.