Outkast member Andre Benjamin will co-star with Will Ferrell in "Semi-Pro," a basketball comedy from New Line Cinema.
Written by Scot Armstrong, the story is set in the world of the American Basketball Assn. and follows Jackie Moon (Ferrell), a former NBA benchwarmer turned owner-coach-player of the fictional Flint Michigan Tropics.
Moon must lead his team on a desperate attempt to make it to the big leagues. Benjamin plays a self-styled ladies' man who is the best player on the team reports the trades.
Woody Harrelson already has been cast as another player. Kent Alterman is making his directorial debut on the film.
