The actor joins the screenwriter Joe Ballarini to take to the cinema Rippeda short story that has just been acquired by 20th Century Studios. The tape will be produced by Seven Bucks Productions – the company of its own Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia – with 12:01 films.
Although for the moment Dwayne Johnson is not confirmed as the protagonist, everything indicates that the protagonist is a custom -made character: an insecure man who, before getting married, points to a clandestine training center. There, under the tutelage of a charismatic and extreme fitness guru, it will be dragged into an obsessed cult with physical performance at any price.
Ballarini himself will adapt his story for the big screen and, in addition, has signed an editorial contract with Simon & Schuster to turn the story into a novel under the new horror seal 12:01 Books. It is not his first jump from literature to cinema: he already did it with Kangaroo guide to hunt monstersthat Netflix turned into a film.
The project falls within the preferential agreement that Seven Bucks has with Disney, which predicts financial muscle and global visibility. The same alliance is behind another criminal thriller set in Hawaii, with Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson himself in the cast, and Martin Scorsese In the address.
Producer Scott Glassgold, a specialist in transforming short stories into blockbusters, thus adds his third project sold this year, as he is also behind After shockwith Brandon Sklenar, and Fake Weddingwith Lili Reinhart, both in great studies.
For now, Ripped It promises sweat, sects and cinema with biceps. In Hollywood, the physical form is no longer just a matter of training: it is also written, sold and rolls.
