The Rock forms his GRIDIRON GANG

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Thursday, August 05, 2004
Source: Variety

SCORPION KING star The Rock has attached himself to star in GRIDIRON GANG, a drama based on real life events. The WWE muscleman would play a counselor for a Los Angeles youth probation center that forms a football team for troubled youths. The skills that the teens learn on the field tranfer over to their lives and help them develop confidence in themselves.

The GRIDIRON GANG story was based on true events that were documented by filmmaker Lee Stanley, who will also serve as a producer on the project. The movie is in development at Neal Moritz's Original Film production company which has a deal with Columbia Pictures. Moritz is a producer on another of The Rock's projects, Universal's SPY HUNTER.

The film's script was penned by Jeff Maguire (TIMELINE).


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