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Undaunted by the disappointing reception of The Smashing Machine, Dwayne Johnson has set his sights on another challenging role. The Moana star is teaming with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon‘s production company to star in an actioner with a twist. Free Byrd will star Johnson as a stunt cyclist with a terrible secret.
According to reports, Johnson will play a Las Vegas motorcycle stuntman, a la the late Evel Knievel, who’s just been diagnosed with dementia. Keeping his diagnosis from everyone, including his mechanic brother, he sets out to secure his legacy with one last death-defying jump. Johnson calls the film “emblematic of life’s sacred beauty, as well as life’s harsh and callous reality.” He’s partnering with Artists Equity, the production company founded by longtime friends and collaborators Affleck and Damon, to make the film; it will be directed by Greg Kwedar, the Sing Sing director who landed an Academy Award nomination for his script for Train Dreams last year.
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