Chris Pratt Manifested Role
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A story about how Jack Carr manifested Chris Pratt starring in his book's adaptation years before it happened.
"In December 2014, when I started writing my first book, I hadn't even published it yet. I had no connection to Hollywood or publishing, but as a child of the eighties, it was natural for me to think about who would star in a film adaptation. I saw Chris Pratt transform from this guy who played Andy Dwyer on Parks and Rec to a SEAL in Zero Dark Thirty, and I thought, 'This is a guy who needs a role like this for his career.'
Years later, in November 2017, about 6-7 months before my book even came out, I got a call from someone I served with in the SEAL teams. He reminded me how I'd helped him transition out of the military years ago. He then mentioned he heard I had a book coming out and wanted to give it to his best friend - Chris Pratt.
Chris read it in December 2017, called me the first week of 2018, and wanted to option it. At the same time, another friend had given a copy to Antoine Fuqua, who I'd also envisioned directing it. Chris and Antoine knew each other from Magnificent 7, so they connected, and now we have The Terminal List on Amazon Prime."
Sam Parr
Host of MFM and fitness influencer
Sam Parr is a serial entrepreneur and business media pioneer.
In 2016, he founded The Hustle, a business news media company that started in his kitchen with just $12 and grew to eight figures in revenue.
Sam led the charge in making newsletters popular when few believed in their potential.
After four successful years, he sold The Hustle to HubSpot, a publicly traded company. Now operating as HubSpot Media, The Hustle reaches 3 million readers daily, employs a team of nearly 100, and has been the launchpad for dozens of its staff to found their own media companies and newsletters.
Sam remains the host of the popular business podcast, My First Million, and continues to start and sell companies. He also co-founded Hampton, a highly vetted community for entrepreneurs, founders, and CEOs, and teaches people to write better through his platform, Copy That.