Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is set to star in wrestling movie based on true story of WWE standout Paige
If anyone knows fighting families, it's him.
Dwayne Johnson is set to appear in a film based on the true story of WWE star Paige.
Fighting With My Family is inspired by the Channel 4 2012 documentary of the same name, which followed the professional British wrestling Bevis family.
Tag team: Dwayne Johnson is set to appear in a film based on the true story of WWE star Paige
The Rock decided to get involved in the project after 'stumbling across the documentary on a local UK channel' while staying in a London hotel back in 2012.
'Not only was I intrigued by this loving and wild family, but I also felt it’s the kind of narrative that would make an amazing movie,' he told THR.
'The Knights’ journey is a universal one that all families are familiar with. I relate to Saraya and her wrestling family on such a personal level and it means so much that I can help tell their story.'
The family is made up of father and reformed gangster Ian Bevis AKA 'Rowdy' Ricky Knight; mother Julia AKA Sweet Saraya; sons Roy Bevis and Zac Zodiac (who form the tag-team the UK Hooligans), and daughter Saraya AKA Britani Knight.
In the ring: The Rock decided to get involved in the project after 'stumbling across the documentary on a local UK channel' while staying in a London hotel back in 2012
The doc showed how the family supported themselves on the not-very-lucrative professional UK wrestling circuit, before daughter Saraya broke into the big time by landing a WWE contract.
Now known as Paige, she was the inaugural NXT Women's Champion, is a two-time - and youngest ever - Divas Champion.
She is also a cast member of WWE's reality show Total Divas for the past four seasons.
Source: Fighting With My Family is inspired by the Channel 4 2012 documentary of the same name, which followed the professional British wrestling Bevis family
In the genes: Wrestling families is a very familiar subject for the former WWE superstar, whose dad and granddad were also respective wrestling greats Rocky Johnson (L) and High Chief Peter Maivia
Marcella star Florence Pugh will play Paige, while War & Peace star Jack Lowden will play her brother Zak; it is not yet known what role The Rock Will play on screen, besides being the executive producer off it.
Wrestling families is a very familiar subject for the former WWE superstar, whose dad and granddad were also respective wrestling greats Rocky Johnson and High Chief Peter Maivia.
The comedy-drama is being written and directed by The Office's Stephen Merchant, who will also exec produce.
Roles: Marcella star Florence Pugh (L) will play Paige, while War & Peace star Jack Lowden will play her brother Zak
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