WWE superstar Paige is having her rollercoaster life detailed in a Hollywood film she definitely would want to star in with The Rock driving the show.
The British wrestler has been caught up in a sex-tape scandal after private videos and images were cruelly stolen from her private stash and spread online.
Videos of the Norfolk wrestler caught up in steamy sessions with two men and images of her Diva championship belt used in a sex act made her headline news after a lengthy spell sidelined.
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Paige – real name Saraya-Jade Bevis – has received widespread support on social media from new husband and ex-WWE star Alberto del Rio and her wrestling family.
And it’s the UK British wrestling’s royal family – including dad Ricky Bevis/Knight and fellow female wrestler and mum Julia Hamer-Bevis, aka Sweet Saraya, who are the focus of the blockbuster.
Office co-creator Stephen Merchant is also working on the film that is being filmed with the help of WWE and filmed inside stadiums around their Raw and Smackdown shows.
Actress Florence Pugh is playing Paige with Hollywood comedy star Vince Vaughan also cast alongside Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost.
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The Rock said: “Our Seven Bucks Productions is excited to announce production on a cool project we’ve been working on for years based on a very unique and gritty professional wrestling family and their daughter’s journey into the spotlight of the WWE. “Fighting With My Family”.
“Years ago (2012) while shooting Fast & Furious in London, I was up at 3am (too much caffeine) and stumbled upon a documentary on a UK station about a local wrestling family and their daughter’s unlikely journey into the global spotlight.
"That daughter, is current WWE Women's Superstar, Paige.
"The family strong element I saw in the doc, is what grabbed my attention.
"That no matter how crazy life gets, no matter how dysfunctional our families can sometimes be and especially regardless of how much we fight - we're always there for each other when it counts.
"That's what families do.
"My gut said there was a great movie to be made so I sent to my agent Brad Slater at WME who loved it. "He sent it to my long time ace producer Kevin Misher, who immediately responded to the doc and he thought we should go after one of our favorite writer/directors for material like this, Stephen Merchant.
"Merchant, being from the UK, locked in to a strong POV and vision of how gritty and heartfelt this film needs to be and the rest is history.
"Pleasure to partner with WWE Studios and Film 4 to bring this cool story to life.
"Paige and I both know what it's like to come from a wrestling family who's had it's good and hard times. "Her and I have talked about this project for years now and we're all excited to bring her and her family's story to life."
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