New Line has given the greenlight to Will Ferrell comedy "Semi-Pro" which is set in the world of 1970s pro basketball reports the trades.
Ferrell will portray Jackie Moon, the flamboyant owner-player-coach of the fictional Flint, Michigan Tropics in the final year of the American Basketball Assocation.
Woody Harrelson is aboard to co-star in the story of a former benchwarmer from the NBA who returns to his ragtag team for a shot at redemption.
New Line exec VP Kent Alterman will make his directorial debut based on a screenplay by Scot Armstrong ("Old School"). Shooting is expected to start early next year.
