Phil Joanou is directing the film which stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and MTV's "Pimp My Ride" host, Xzibit. Jeff Maguire wrote the script based on a documentary by Lee and Linda Stanley. Neal H Moritz and Lee Stanley are producing the film. Shane E Stanley and Michael Rachmil serve as executive producers.
"Gridiron Gang" - The Official Synopsis
"Gridiron Gang" tells the uplifting story of detention camp probation officer Sean Porter (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), who creates a high-school-level football team from a ragtag group of dangerous teenage inmates as a means to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. He is joined in this experiment by co-worker, Malcolm Moore (Xzibit). But Porter must first overcome almost universal resistance from the powers that be -- his skeptical bosses and coaches at rival high schools who don't want their players mixing it up with convicted criminals on the football field.
Based on the Emmy Award-winning 1993 television documentary by Lee and Linda Stanley, the film chronicles the rise of the Camp Kilpatrick Mustangs as they bond together to achieve the impossible: a chance to play in their league's championship game. Much of the film will be shot at Camp Kilpatrick, using the same playing fields and detention quarters of the original Mustangs.
Source: Columbia Pictures
