Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Pull the Plug on Hulk Hogan Film—Here’s What We Know originally appeared on Parade. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon ’s production company, Artists Equity, has shelved its plans to produce a film about Hulk Hogan 's leaked sex tape scandal and the legal battle that ultimately bankrupted Gawker Media.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck won't be bringing part of Hulk Hogan's life to the big screen after all ... though the decision has nothing to do with his recent tragic passing. ICYMI ... Ben and Matt previously planned on making a biopic about the infamous video of Hulk Hogan having sex with his friend's wife -- which Gawker later released -- a video that included a racial epithet.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s Hulk Hogan movie is no longer happening, per TMZ. The site reports that the duo stopped development on the film some time ago, and the decision was not related to the wrestler’s death last week.