Jonah Hill reportedly set to play John Daly in biopic of golfer's incredible career including two ma

HOLLYWOOD star Jonah Hill is reportedly set to take on an icon of the golf world.

Hill, 38, is supposedly in line to play the lead role in an upcoming biopic surrounding PGA Tour icon John Daly, according to Above The Line.

According to the report, the movie will focus on "the excesses, scandals, and athletic achievements of the PGA Tour golfer, who is considered by many to be the 'Bad Boy of Golf.'"

Daly, 56, is a five-time PGA Tour winner, with four second place finishes to his name, three third placed finishes, and 35 top tens.

He is currently a member of the PGA Tour Champions.

In fact, Daly took part in the Constellation Furyk & Friends in early October, less than fourteen days after having undergone "a platelet-rich plasma procedure on his left knee" according to the PGA.

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Recently, Daly opened up on this reportedly impending movie, stating, per Sportskeeda: "We’ve been working on it for almost two years now and we thought we had it but there’s something we’ve got to work out.

"So, I don’t know if that was a leak. We’re still working on it. But hopefully, soon, we’ll get something done."

Daly also said that "[Hill] wants it really bad.

"And the way me and him have fluctuated with weight in our lives, and no disrespect to him because I love him, I love him as an actor, but I’m sure I’m going to love him as a friend too if we get this done. He wants it bad and I think he’d be great.

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"I’m going to have to get him on the driving range and see how far he can take the club back, and if he can do that then he’s all set."

The biopic is set to be directed by Anthony Maras, who previously directed Hotel Mumbai.

Hill is set to produce, via his company Strong Baby Productions, along with Hideout Pictures' Shannon Houchins and Potsy Ponciroli.

Assuming the movie eventually gets the green light, it won't be Hill's first sports movie - having also played a lead role in the 2011 hit, Moneyball, which covered the 2002 Oakland A's baseball team.

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