One among Stardom’s most adorned wrestlers, Mayu Iwatani is ready to have her real-life story made right into a film. The movie will is titled “Runaway Wrestler” and auditions are being held for casting.
Additional info offered by the We Are Stardom Twitter account offers a quick synopsis –
Determined and withdrawn from actuality in fashionable society, she left house for Tokyo and have become an expert wrestler, however was nonetheless referred to as Ponkotsu (ineffective/unreliable).
Additional within the submit, it states that the movie is written by Yoshiki Watanabe, who wrote the script for the film “Okuotoko” & the Netflix drama “Alice in Borderland”. As for the director, it’s Jun Yoriko, whose work consists of “Birthday” (2022 Cannes Movie Competition), and stage productions of “Sengoku BASARA” & “BIOHAZARD.”
Iwatani posted the announcement first with the caption –
This time, will probably be made right into a film! !! Withdrawal turned a life that didn’t make sense to reside into a really wonderful life! !!
Iwatani is at the moment solely one in every of two ladies in Stardom to be thought-about a Grand Slam Champion. Second to solely Io Shirai. The 29yo simply solidified this achievement by capturing and being the present SWA World Championship. She received this title on Might 5 at Golden Week Combat Tour from Thekla.