A documentary about Wayne Rooney's career has reportedly been scrapped after he was sacked as manager of Plymouth Argyle.
Plymouth parted ways with Rooney by mutual consent on New Year's Eve after a nine-match winless run.
The results left the club bottom of the Championship table, with Rooney having overseen just four league wins.
Plymouth had agreed to filming starting in October for a behind-the-scenes documentary about Rooney's time at the club.
The club wanted to follow players such as Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham, Sunderland and Wrexham by making a windfall from a documentary.
The expectation was that the documentary would be shown in the summer.
Plymouth have now reportedly scrapped plans following the decision to part ways with Rooney, according to the Guardian.
The Championship outfit had allowed filming to take place at the club's Harpers Park training ground in October.
Footage was also filmed during Plymouth's win at home to Portsmouth and the draw away to Derby.
Plymouth reportedly told filmmakers to take a break last month amid concerns the documentary would become a distraction during the club's winless run, with the string of results ultimately leading to Rooney's departure.
The documentary was made by Lorton Entertainment, who also produced The Real Wagatha Story, which delved deeply into the highly publicized legal battle between Rooney's wife Coleen and Rebekah Vardy.
The production company was also involved in the 2022 program about Rooney's career that aired on Amazon Prime.
Rooney and his advisors were reportedly the driving force behind the latest documentary project, with Plymouth initially greenlighting the project, according to the Guardian.
Former England and Manchester United legend Rooney held the role for seven months and eyebrows were raised when he was appointed. Given his catastrophic tenure at Birmingham, the Second City club saw relegation to League One.
In a statement he thanked the club for giving him the job in May, stating that Argyle would always have a 'special place in my heart' and that he and the fans would have 'memories that we will share forever' .
Mail Sport revealed that Plymouth director of football Neil Dewsnip will follow Rooney in leaving the Devon club.
Dewsnip has been with the club since 2019 and was an integral member of the club's rise from League Two to the Championship.
Plymouth earned a point in their first game since Rooney's departure, with coach Kevin Nancekivell and club captain Joe Edwards overseeing their 2-2 draw against Bristol City on New Year's Day.
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