Will Ferrell has found his niche with the sport comedies and has now decided to go way back to the 1970s to try out his dunk in a new basketball comedy.
Will Ferrell for Semi-Pro
According to Variety,
New Line has greenlit funny-man Will Ferrell's starring vehicle Semi-Pro, a comedy that takes place in the world of 1970s pro basketball.
Semi-Pro tells the story of a former benchwarmer from the NBA who returns to his ragtag team for a shot at redemption. Ferrell will portray Jackie Moon, the flamboyant owner-player-coach of the fictional Flint, Mich., Tropics in the final year of the American Basketball Assn.
Kent Alterman will make his directorial debut with a script from Scot Armstrong. Armstrong first pitched the project to New Line four years ago. The project finally gained momentum when Ferrell announced interest in Semi-Pro while promoting Talladega Nights.
Woody Harrelson, who showed his hoop skills in White Men Can't Jump, will co-star with Ferrell.
New Line has put Semi-Pro on the top of their to-do list with production scheduled to kick off early next year.
Ferrell can next be seen in Stranger Than Fiction and then Blades of Glory. He recently signed on to Step Brothers with Talladega co-star John C. Reilly.
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