Deadline reports that former Wizards of Waverly Place star David Henrie is in talks to join the
cast of the true life tale "Men Of Granite".
The story follows a group of poor 1940s high school boys from
Slavic and Armenian backgrounds who rose above bigotry in a small town
in Illinois by becoming basketball state champions.
Henrie plays
Evon Parseghian, one of basketball players who is flirty but also dirt
poor.
Shirley MacLaine will play the role of Sophia Prather, a schoolteacher who
watches over her boys with a steely eye, takes no guff and prods the
boys into getting out of their broken-down neighborhood gymnasium and
onto the high school court.
William Hurt and
Kevin Dunn also star.
Dwayne Johnson-Cochran directs the film from Armand Kachigian's script.
Valerie McCaffrey will produce the film.
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