Tuesday, August 25, 2009

CHEADLE'S HOOPS DRAMA GETS PICKED UP BY FX


Oscar nominated actor and smoking hot producer Don Cheadle has just sold a drama project to FX that chronicles the glory and the seedy side of college basketball.

"March to Madness" comes from scribe Joel Silverman, while Pete Segal ("The Longest Yard") is set to direct. Also attached to the project alongside Silverman, Segal and Cheadle are former college basketball coach Dave Miller and Segal's producing partner, Michael Ewing.

"March" will revolve around a corrupt college basketball program that cheats its way to the "March Madness" NCAA basketball tournament. Project will be told through the eyes of the college coach, whose idealistic approach to the job has slowly been eroded by the compromises he's forced to make.

FX is said to have bought the pitch in the room.