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The movie of Not Without Hope finds another backer, but loses Dwayne Johnson in the process...

We’re so used to penning stories of Dwayne Johnson signing up for his diet of three movies a year that it’s rare to report one where he’s no longer involved in a future production. But that’s the case with Not Without Hope.

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Based on the book by Nick Schuyler and Jere Longman, the story follows a 2009 boating accident, one that claimed the lives of American footballers Corey Smith and Marquis Cooper, along with Will Bleakley. The only survivor of the accident was Schuyler, who was discovered just above alive.

The film had been a Relativity Media project, with Johnson set to take on the role of Schuyler. But now the rights have gone elsewhere,...

36films and its founder Michael Cuccolo have announced that they just got the rights to produce the survival drama Not Without Hope which has been tied up at Relativity Media. This is the project that is based on the New York Times best-selling book from personal trainer Nick Schuyler and the boating accident they had in the Gulf of Mexico in late February 2009 that took the lives of NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, as well as Schuyler's best friend Will…...

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In the one-stoplight rural town of Pewamo, Michigan (population 475), four 7-year-olds have formed an unusual bond that will likely stay with them for the rest of their lives. What are the odds, their first-grade teacher at Saint Joseph School wonders, that one-third of her 13 students fought incredible obstacles to live and thrive before they all ended up in the same classroom? "It really is a precious gift to witness each day when they walk into the classroom ready to learn and interact," Connie Warcinsky, who has taught for 16 years at the Catholic school, tells People. "They truly are 'miracle children.

In the one-stoplight rural town of Pewamo, Michigan (population 475), four 7-year-olds have formed an unusual bond that will likely stay with them for the rest of their lives. What are the odds, their first-grade teacher at Saint Joseph School wonders, that one-third of her 13 students fought incredible obstacles to live and thrive before they all ended up in the same classroom? "It really is a precious gift to witness each day when they walk into the classroom ready to learn and interact," Connie Warcinsky, who has taught for 16 years at the Catholic school, tells People. "They truly are 'miracle children.

The Rock is heading to sea for his latest big-screen venture. After starring in Fast & Furious 6 and Hercules, Dwayne Johnson has been tapped to topline Not Without Hope, a survival drama to be adapted from the book of the same name.

Relativity is building the project around Johnson and has set E. Nicholas Mariani to adapt Nick Schuyler’s true survival story. Johnson will portray Schuyler, who was one of four friends who capsized during a deep-sea fishing trip and struggled to survive. All four friends were athletes; Schuyler was joined on the ill-fated voyage by NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida player Will Bleakley.

Here’s more on Schuyler’s book, courtesy of Amazon:

On February 28, 2009, Nick Schuyler went on a deep-sea fishing trip with three friends: NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Will Bleakley, former University of South...

Exclusive: E. Nicholas Mariani is set to adapt the Nick Schuyler bestselling survival tale Not Without Hope as a star vehicle for Dwayne Johnson at Relativity. Johnson will play one of four friends, all athletes, who capsized during a deep-sea fishing trip. Johnson will play Schuyler, who set out from Clearwater, Fl with NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida player Will Bleakley.

The friends’ boat capsized and they struggled to hang on during a storm over four days, suffering hypothermia, hunger, and dehydration.

Mariani scripted Ploesti for Alcon, Desperate Hours for Gk Films, and Paul Revere for Disney.

Pic’s produced by Relativity CEO Ryan Kavanaugh and Hiram Garcia; Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Tucker Tooley are exec producing with Rick French, Chairman & CEO of Raleigh-based French/West/Vaughan. Brett Dahl is overseeing for Relativity.

Scribe’s repped by Wme, Circle of Confusion and Lev Ginsburg.

News Glen Chapman 15 Nov 2013 - 07:35

The Rock has another film on his slate, as he signs up for Not Without Hope...

Maybe we should just take the plunge one of these days and start a regular feature entitled Rock Watch, dedicated to the growing slate of projects for Hollywood's hardest working action hero. It seems that barely a week passes without the great man attaching himself to another project.

The latest film he's attached to is an adaptation of Nick Schuyler's best selling novel Not Without Hope for Relativity. The book is based on a fishing trip the author took with some friends (two of whom are NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith) in the Gulf of Mexico. Things took a turn for the worse when the boat capsized, leaving them stranded at sea and fighting for survival.

It certainly sounds interesting and should give Johnson ample opportunity...

No rest for Dwayne Johnson apparently. This dude just continues to pile on project after project, after project, etc... I don't know where he finds the time. He starred in 5 movies this year, and currently is booked for at least 5 in 2014. And let's not forget his TV show, and his sometime appearance on WWF and WWE. We can add this to his upcoming slate... The actor is attached to star in Relativity Media’s adaptation of the best-selling memoir Not Without Hope by Nick Schuyler, which follows four friends - Schuyler along with NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, as well as Schuyler’s best friend, Will Bleakley, a former University of South Florida football player - on a...

Dwayne Johnson is set to star in a survivalist drama based on actual events called Not Without Hope. The film will be an adaptation of Nick Schuyler's 2010 memoir, which follows four friends that include Schuyler and 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, and this will be a much more dramatic role than we're used to seeing him in. I think he'll be great in it though! Schuyler had this to say in a statement,

“I’m humbled that Relativity was interested in paying tribute to Marquis, Corey and Will,...

Relativity Media has acquired rights to the best-selling memoir "Not Without Hope" by Nick Schuyler, and has attached Dwayne Johnson to play Schuyler, a former football player. The story follows four friends . Schuyler (Johnson) 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. "I'm humbled that Relativity was interested in paying tribute to Marquis, Corey and Will, and I was impressed with their vision for the film and how they wanted to honor how these guys lived and loved their families, friends and teammates," said Schuyler. When Schuyler wrote the book about the incident, the families...

Dwayne Johnson has had an incredible year. He hosted the the reality-tv series The Hero, and appeared in four feature films (Snitch, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Pain & Gain, and Fast & Furious 6) that's gross hit the $1 billion dollar mark by June. Coming down the pike for 2014, he's got Fast 7 and Brett Ratner's gritty Hercules coming up. But if you thought larger than life action heroes are all this pro wrestler turned movie star is interested in, you don't know the Rock. Variety reports Johnson is attached to Relativity's ocean-set drama Not Without Hope. Based on Nick Schuyler's best-selling memoir, the film will center on a fishing trip that changed the college football star's life forever. Setting out with his workout buddies, fellow University of South Florida footballer Will Bleakley, and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, Schuyler planned for a relaxing day on the Gulf of Mexico. But when...

After hearing that Dwayne Johnson will lead a Navy Seal team fighting demons, the actor is getting back into sports (kinda). After playing football in college and starring in the Gridiron Gang, Johnson will star in the drama Not Without Hope, an adaptation of personal trainer Nick Schuyler's memoir of the same name. But instead of focusing on the sports world, the film follows Schulyer as he and NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, along with Schuyler's best friend, former college football player Will Bleakley, were on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico when their boat capsized, stranding the men at sea. Read on! One would think that Johnson might work better as one of the football players, but Variety reports he will be playing Schuyler. People might also think that four athletically fit grown men wouldn't have trouble surviving in these conditions, but they had no emergency beacon to alert authorities,...

Though he’s built a reputation as a man who puts boots to asses in action films, Dwayne Johnson is not unwilling to stretch his dramatic muscles as well as the usual ones he’s always posting pictures of online. He’s now attached to star in Relativity Media’s Not Without Hope.The project is based on University of South Florida American football player Nick Schuyler’s memoir, which chronicles how he and three friends, Marquis Cooper, Corey Smith and Will Bleakley, headed out on a fishing trip together in the Gulf of Mexico in 2009. What should have been some enjoyable downtime became a nightmare when their boat capsized, leaving them stranded at sea. As the hours and days ticked by, the men struggled to survive, but continued to hope that help would come.There’s no writer or director attached just yet, but Johnson would play Schuyler. He...

Dwayne Johnson has today lined up a headlining role in Relativity's true survivalist drama Not without Hope , Variety reports. The film will adapt Nick Schuyler's 2010 memoir, officially described as follows: On February 28, 2009, Nick Schuyler, a twenty-four-year-old personal trainer, left for a deep-sea fishing trip with three friends: NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and Will Bleakley, his best friend, who once played football for the University of South Florida. It was supposed to be a day of fun and relaxation aboard Cooper's twenty-one-foot boat, which anchored seventy miles west of Tampa, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico. The friends were out to catch some amberjack and grouper and maybe a few sharks. They planned to drink a few beers, have some laughs, and...

As Melissa & Joey's resident teen girl, Taylor Spreitler's character, Lennox, spends a lot of time with iPod buds in her ears, so we asked the actress to let us know what she's listening to in real life.

"My friends and I are always taking road trips to the beach or mountains," she tells ETonline. "Here are some of our favorites that are sure to get a good time going!"

Tiny Dancer by Elton John: "One of my all time favorites and the perfect song while counting the headlights on the highway."

Let Your Hair Down by Miss Sam: "The perfect way to start a trip."

Hang Loose by Alabama Shakes: "Always a good car jam to belt out."

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Ignition by R Kelly: "I mean, who doesn't love this song?!?"

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