‘Windtalker’ Scribe Writing/Directing Hockey Movie

John Rice, the man behind the screenplays for ‘Blown Away’ and ‘Windtalkers’, will write and direct ‘Stan’s Cup’, a comedy that takes place in the world of old-timer’s hockey.

The movie centers on a broken-down, once-great hockey player who gets a chance to finally fill his legendary father’s skates by giving his hometown, known as Hockeytown USA, a pseudo rematch of the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” game against a Russian team of ex-Olympians. Â  Hockeytown, for those who don’t know, is a nickname given to Detroit, a name that came from a 1996 marketing campaign for the Red Wings.

‘Cup’ is looking to start shooting in the spring in  Warroad, Minn., which also bills itself as “Hockeytown USA”.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter