Hooters: The Movie Tells the Wing-Eatery Origin Story

Deadline reports that Hooters: The Movie, an independent film about the chicken-wing chain’s origins, is in the works with Hooters’ founding partners producing and Jon Rosenbaum directing; Ed Droste, Phil Olson and Chuck Melcher wrote the screenplay, with casting underway and filming eyed for November in the Tampa/Clearwater area, detailing how Ted and Lenny started a national empire and the first Hooters Girl.