All the way back in the dark ages — also known as 2007 — we reported about a project that would put Jake Gyllenhaal in the role of famed NFL quarterback and off-the-field Lothario Joe Namath. At the time, the David Hollander-scripted biopic was being shopped around, never to be heard from again. This week it’s back thanks to word from Pajiba, who say that not only is Gyllenhaal in, but he’s bringing Walk the Line director James Mangold along for the ride as well.

Since Jake Gyllenhaal is now in line to star as womanizing football Hall of Famer Joe Namath in an upcoming biopic, we’ve decided to make a few pitches to Hollywood for some other biopics that need makin’.