Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart To Star In Buddy Action-Comedy “Central Intelligence”Posted by Wilson Morales
November 10, 2014
Source: Variety
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart will be teaming to star in the buddy action-comedy “Central Intelligence” for New Line Cinema, states Variety.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (‘We’re The Millers’) will be directing the film with Bluegrass Films’s Scott Stuber producing the film along with Peter Principato and Paul Young of Principato-Young Entertainment. Ed Helms is exec producing.
The story begins with a class reunion approaching, as a former high school sports star turned accountant (Hart) is contacted by a classmate (Johnson) who was bullied and humiliated back in the day. The “loser” that the accountant remembers is now a CIA contract killer who ropes him into helping foil a plot to sell classified military secrets.
New Line plans to begin shooting in the spring with Sam Brown and Michael Disco overseeing. Beau Bauman is overseeing for Bluegrass.
Johnson’s most recent film was “Hercules,” which has grossed $242 million at the worldwide box office, and he will next be seen in “Fast and Furious 7,” which opens on April 3.
Hart’s 2014 hit films include both “Ride Along” and “Think Like a Man Too”. Hart recently finished filming the “Ride Along” sequel and has “The Wedding Ringer” for Screen Gems set for release on Jan. 16, followed by “Get Hard” with Will Ferrell for Warner Bros., which will open March 27.
Thurber’s “We’re the Millers,” with Jennifer Aniston, grossed $269 million worldwide.
