The Dream Seller

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The Dream Seller is a planned movie based on the Viva La Bam member and skateboarder Brandon Novak. An autobiography of the same title was confirmed as completed by Brandon Novak early in 2006 on Radio Bam on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 28, Faction. The book will be first available in September 2008.

[edit] Plot

Set in Baltimore, Maryland, this movie is based on the life of Brandon Novak, who was ready to be signed as a pro skater, until at the age of 14, he began taking heroin and his skateboarding skills suffered. The film then follows his life as an addict living on the streets. One day friend and pro skateboarder, Bam Margera decides to take him in and help him get off heroin and back on a skateboard.

[edit] Status

The film had been in production, but was put on hold in order to film Jackass Number Two. Bam Margera will be playing Brandon Novak in the starring role. Script writing and filming is supposedly underway once more, and is constantly being added to as Novak reveals more of his past and anecdotes, some on Bam's radio show, Radio Bam on Sirius Satellite Radio, channel 28, Faction.

In an episode of Radio Bam, Bam Margera said that the script was written by Joseph Frantz, adapted from the book written by Brandon Novak, and then "Hollywood guys" re-wrote the script again, but completely missed the point of the movie and turned it into a skateboard film heavily featuring Tony Hawk.

As a result, they will be using Frantz's original script. Bam also said that he had lunch with a financer for the film (the owner of Bodog.com), and upon showing some of his previous work, without even reading the script, Bam received $5 million to make the movie. "Unfortunately Novak will not be in the movie", said Bam during Radio Bam on 10/8/07. So playing Brandon Novak will be none other than Bam.

At the current time the film has been put on hold due to Brandon Novak's relapse back into drug addiction.