The rivalry between NFL superstars Tom Brady and Peyton Manning is set to be the focus of a feature documentary.
Winter State Entertainment is developing Brady vs. Manning, a documentary film based on author Gary Myers’ 2015 New York Times best-selling book of the same name, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Hamid Torabpour and Camille Torabpour are attached to direct the project that will adapt the work that Myers wrote after decades of covering the two elite athletes as a sports journalist.
Brady vs. Manning will include exclusive interviews, archival footage and detailed storytelling to examine the fierce competition and friendship between the two athletes. Among those participating in interviews for the film are teammates, coaches, executives, journalists and other prominent figures who witnessed the epic rivalry firsthand. Additional casting and distribution announcements are expected at a later date.
Producers for Brady vs. Manning include Myers, Chris Cooney, Sam Sokolow, Alec Sokolow, Nic Levis, Willie Roaf, Angela Roaf, Dr. Mark Smith, Nick Hagen and Leroy Butler.
Inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2021, Manning won Super Bowl XLI as quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, and he later won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos. Brady is not yet eligible for the Hall of Fame but is considered a shoo-in, having won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and a seventh with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before retiring in 2023. With Manning having been named NFL MVP five times, while Brady landed the honor three times, both are universally regarded as among the best quarterbacks in the history of the sport.
