Dwayne Johnson to Star in Film Adaptation of NOT WITHOUT HOPE

On the heels of last week's announcement that Dwayne Johnson had signed on to lead MGM's SEAL TEAM 666, Variety reports that the Johnson has also boarded the film adaptation of Nick Schuyler's best-selling memoir NOT WITHOUT HOPE for Relativity.

The film is "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."

Johnson recently starred summer's action-packed Paramount Pictures feature "G.I. Joe: Retaliation." The actor's flourishing film career got its start over a decade ago when he transitioned from a successful World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) career to appear in the 2001 blockbuster release "The Mummy Returns," which led to his first starring role in "The Scorpion King" the following year. The films' success led to leading roles in "The Rundown," "Walking Tall," "Gridiron Gang," "The Tooth Fairy," "Faster," "Fast Five" and "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island." In addition, he gave a standout performance in the ensemble hit "Be Cool," and lent his voice to the animated film "Planet 51." Recently, he wrapped production on "Snitch," which is set to release next year. Films on his production slate for 2012 include Michael Bay's "Pain and Gain," "The Fast and the Furious 6" and Brett Ratner's "Hercules."

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