The Rock to feature in Wahlberg’s HBO pilot production

MUMBAI: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is now making his move to HBO, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. The cable network has announced a new pilot in the pipeline that will star Johnson, and will see both him and his Pain & Gain co-star Mark Wahlberg as executive-producers.
 
Stephen Levinson, Wahlberg‘s Entourage producing partner, will not only write the script but also be producing the show. The show is being described as a half-hour ‘dramedy‘ following the lives of active and retired athletes residing in Miami.
 
Perter Berg director of the sci-fi flick Battleship, who also directed an episode of Entourage in 2012, is to helm the pilot.
 
This marks the most topical Wahlberg-Levinson collaboration for the network – in addition to Entourage, the two have also been attached to Boardwalk Empire, In Treatment, and How to Make It in America.