Stormzy's film company to co-produce Ian Wright biopic

Stormzy's film company to co-produce Ian Wright biopic Just nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleTom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatGetty ImagesStormzy says the footballer has "inspired generations on and off the pitch"Ian Wright's early life is being turned into a film produced by rapper Stormzy's film company.The ex-footballer and former Match of The Day pundit only turned professional in his early 20s, going on to become one of Arsenal's top scorers.He has spoken before about his difficult childhood and rejections from multiple clubs as a teenager, but says the biopic will be the "first time we're bringing it all together".Stormzy says it was an "honour" for his company #Merky Films to co-produce the film, helping to "bring such an important and powerful story to the screen".Getty ImagesThe former England striker is one of Arsenal's all-time top scorersWright was born in 1963 in Woolwich, London to Jamaican parents who had arrived in the UK as part of the Windrush generation.According to the film's producers, the biopic covers how football became "the young boy's only escape from his tough home life".The former England striker has previously spoken about how his stepfather was abusive to him when he was young. Sydney Pigden, the school teacher Wright has called "the greatest man in the world", is also set to be a major character in the film.He helped the future football star to read and write, and also encouraged the youngster to "believe in who he could be".Wright and Pigden were reunited while the footballer was filming a show, and clips of Wright's shock during the emotional reunion are still widely shared.The footballer's struggles to win a professional contract are also set to form part of the film's story.In real life, he had unsuccessful trials for Southend United and Brighton & Hove Albion as a teenager, and played for an amateur Sunday...