Rock This!

FROM CANNES -- Summit Entertainment has secured the U.S. rights to Snitch, a drama based on a true story starring Hollywoodteur by way of Canada Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson with direction from Ric Roman Waugh.

Inspired by the PBS series, Frontline, Snitch, unfolds and follows a suburban dad (Johnson) whose teenage son is sentenced to 10 years under mandatory minimum drug laws. To reduce the sentence, the father goes undercover to catch a senior drug dealer. The screenplay was penned by Justin Haythe and Waugh.

Exclusive Media is producing with Johnson and his producing partner Dany Garcia, as well as with Frontline's David Fanning. Snitch is being co-financed by Exclusive, Participant Media and Imagenation Abu Dhabi. Exclusive Film International is handing global sales at the Cannes market. Rights in Canada, the UK and Spain to the property have already been taken by Alliance Films.

This is newsworthy, Hollywoodteurs watch PBS programming and now they are turning thoughtful "real" real life stories into Hollywoodteur styled movies. Oh Hollywood - you are so very creative and imaginative.