Dwayne Johnson Will Be Lost At Sea In ‘Not Without Hope’
Are “lost at sea” pics the trend of the moment? Ang Lee won an Oscar earlier this year for stranding Suraj Sharma in the middle of the Pacific, and J.C. Chandor and Robert Redford put outAll Is Lostjust last month. Plus, even as we speak, Angelina Jolie is shooting the World War II survival dramaUnbrokenand Ron Howard is plowing on with theMoby Dick-inspiredIn the Heart of the Sea.
NowDwayne Johnsonis the latest to jump on the aimlessly floating bandwagon. TheG.I. Joestar has signed on to star in Relativity’sNot Without Hope, based on the real-life tale of four football players who get stuck at sea. Hit the jump for all the details.
When Schuyler was finally rescued by the Coast Guard 45 hours later, he was the only one of the original group still alive. Johnson will play Schuyler in the film. “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,” said the real-life Schuyler.
No director or screenwriter has been anounced. Producers include Relativity CEORyan Kavanaugh, Relativity presidentTucker Tooley, Johnson’s manager/ex-wifeDany Garcia, and French/West/Vaughan chairmanRick French.Hiram Garciawill serve as co-executive producer andBrett Dahlis overseeing for the studio.
Johnson is enjoying a hugely successful moment in his career. He starred this year inSnitch,G.I. Joe: Retaliation,Pain & Gain,Fast & Furious 6, and the direct-to-DVDEmpire State, and recently wrapped the Brett Ratner-directed epicHercules. His other upcoming projects includeFast & Furious 7andJourney 3.
Not Without Hopeshould give Johnson a chance to flex his acting muscles. While he’s typically not thought of as a “serious” actor, he showed surprising depths as a conflicted kidnapper inPain & Gain. Plus, he knows a thing or two about football culture, having played on the University of Miami team in the early ’90s.
