Variety.com reports that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and comedian Kevin Hart have signed on to co-star in the New Line action comedy “Central Intelligence.”
The movie will be directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber (“We’re The Millers”). Ed Helms is on board as the Executive Producer, with Scott Stuber (Bluegrass Films) and Peter Principato and Paul Young (Principato-Young Entertainment) also getting production credits.
Here’s the synopsis for the film, which begins shooting Spring 2015:
“The story begins with a class reunion approaching, as a former high school sports star turned accountant (Hart) is contacted by a classmate (Johnson) who was bullied and humiliated back in the day. The ‘loser’ that the accountant remembers is now a CIA contract killer who ropes him into helping foil a plot to sell classified military secrets.”
Johnson and Love began tweeting about working together over the weekend:
Hardest workin' man in the room, talkin' to… the other hardest workin' man in the room… http://t.co/Fdfq8ZE5YM
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) November 8, 2014
I see you big fella….The world is not ready for what we are about to hit them with @TheRock ……Let's … http://t.co/qp4uOq7To1
— Kevin Hart (@KevinHart4real) November 8, 2014