With the sudden news of Hulk Hogan's death, many are left wondering about the possibility of a movie based on the life of the controversial professional wrestler, reality television star, and litigant.

Hulk Hogan almost had a Netflix biopic, with Chris Hemsworth portraying the WWE star and 'Joker' director Todd Phillips set to helm the film.

The wrestler and Real American Freestyle co-founder was remembered by peers, celebrities and politicians. He died Thursday morning at 71.

Before The Rock morphed into movie star Dwayne Johnson, and well-before John Cena traded his jorts for a Peacemaker helmet, Terry “ Hulk Hogan ” Bollea made the leap from a professional-wrestling ring to Hollywood.

In fact, in the middle of the 1998 NBA Finals, with the Bulls leading 2-1 against the Utah Jazz, Rodman left the team and flew to Detroit to join Hulk Hogan at the WCW Monday Nitro event at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Speaking about the incident years later in the Got Sole podcast, Rodman explained how it came about.

WWE Raw began on Monday night by honoring late Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. The event featured a video tribute and a 10-bell salute in Hogan's memory at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Hogan's son Nick Hogan and longtime friend Eric Bischoff were both on stage during the tribute.

Hulk Hogan's first wife is speaking out on the wrestling icon's sudden death. Linda Hogan shared her first public reaction to the news in an Instagram comment on July 28, responding to a post she'd made just days earlier in which she had reminisced about the "good old days" with Hulk.