Jack LaLanne Biopic Based On Steven Kaminsky Biography ‘Anything Is Possible’ In Works from Lisa Saltzman, Gunnar Peterson
31.03.2023 - 18:09
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EXCLUSIVE: Producer Lisa Saltzman has nabbed feature rights to Steven Kaminsky’s bestselling biography Anything Is Possible: The Jack LaLanne Story on the fitness guru of the same name, with well-known personal trainer Gunnar Peterson coming aboard to exec produce her adaptation.
The book published in 2020 relays the passionate, adventurous spirit of an American fitness icon who truly believed that you could achieve anything. While the project’s writer hasn’t been announced, and a director has not yet been attached, it’s at the script stage and will look to set its cast later this year.
The creatives behind the pic note that there are currently over 200,000 health clubs in the world — and that 64 million Americans hold gym memberships, adding up to a whopping $87B industry globally. How did we get here? The answer is simple: Jack LaLanne. A true pioneer who understood the power of influence before social media. Using a brand-new medium called television, Jack created the first fitness-focused TV program, The Jack LaLanne Show, in 1951 and saw it run for a record 34 years, reaching and teaching millions about the benefits of exercise. “Anything is possible” was LaLanne’s catch phrase, but it was much more than a slogan — it was how he lived his life and wanted all of us to live ours.
“My first job was at a Jack LaLanne club, I have great memories from it. The members were into it, they were energized, they knew they were doing great things for their mind and body,” Saltzman told Deadline. “Jack started it all. His reach was way beyond the clubs. He is a fitness and nutrition Guru. His story is incredibly compelling, inspiring and motivational, he is an icon.”
Peterson added that “Jack LaLanne is the locomotive that
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