'Making a Murderer' Movie: Should Billy Bob Thornton Play Steven Avery In Hollywood Adaptation?
Billy Bob Thornton apparently has some of the best odds to play Steven Avery in a possible movie adaptation.
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Avery's story has gained national attention again due to the docuseries Making a Murderer, which chronicles his multiple criminal charges and battles with the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department.
As such, there are rumors of a Hollywood film adaptation of Avery's story, and Irish bookies at at BoyleSports are placing bets on who should play the Wisconsin native.
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The top contenders are Thornton as well as Danny McBride (via metro.co.uk). Other actors with good odds to play Avery include Kiefer Sutherland, Woody Harrelson, Jeff Bridges, Val Kilmer, Jeremy Renner, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio.
"As his appeal draws closer it seems the public can't get enough of his quest for innocence, whether they believe him or not," BoyleSports says. "It is clear the world has been gripped by the case of Teresa Halbach and Steven Avery and a motion picture seems likes the next port of call given the success of the Netflix series with Danny McBride and Billy Bob Thornton early favourites to play Steven."
There are no official plans to release an Avery movie at this time, but this may get some filmmakers thinking.
For the time being, fans of true crime have Making a Murderer to obsess over.
Making a Murderer is currently available to stream in full on Netflix.
