Dwayne Johnson Set to Star in Adaptation of ‘Not Without Hope’Posted by Wilson Morales
November 13, 2013
Source: Variety
Variety has learned that Dwayne Johnson is set to star in the adaptation of the best-selling memoir ‘Not Without Hope’ for Relativity Media.
Based on the memoir by Nick Schuyler, the story follows four friends, Schuyler along with NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Schuyler’s best friend, Will Bleakley, a former University of South Florida football player, who were on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico when their boat capsized, stranding the four men at sea.
In the days that followed, the men fought to survive as they awaited to see if help would come. Johnson will play Schuyler in the movie.
Relativity recently acquired the worldwide rights to finance, produce and distribute the film. Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh will produce , with Johnson, Johnson’s manager Dany Garcia, Relativity President Tucker Tooley and Rick French, chairman & CEO of Raleigh-based French/West/Vaughan, exec producing.
Schuyler, a former football player is now a personal trainer in Tampa, said “I’m humbled that Relativity was interested in paying tribute to Marquis, Corey and Will, and I was impressed with their vision for the film and how they wanted to honor how these guys lived and loved their families, friends and teammates.”
Johnson, who played college football for the U. of Miami Hurricanes, appeared in numerous 2013 film (“Snitch,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Pain and Gain” and “Fast and Furious 6″) and recently finished filming the MGM and Paramount pic “Hercules.” He is currently shooting “Fast & Furious 7″ in Atlanta.
