Sony Pictures Home Entertainment have announced the release of Gridiron Gang for
23rd January 2007Â 16th January 2007 priced at $28.95Â Â SRP. It will be available on Blu-Ray, Full Screen, Widescreen and UMD for PSP. Deleted scenes and optional commentary will be included:Arriving day-and-date with the DVD release features include: (more…)
By Kam Williams
Born in San Francisco but raised in Hawaii, Dwayne Johnson was a High School All-American defensive lineman who went on to star for the University of Miami Hurricanes football team which won the national championship in 1991. However, his plans for an NFL career were cut short by a shoulder injury. So instead, he followed in his father’s (Rocky Johnson) and grandfather’s (Chief Peter Maivia) footsteps by embarking on a career as a professional wrestler. (more…)
Articles
EX-PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING STAR MAKES BID FOR DRAMATIC CREDIBILITY IN `GRIDIRON GANG’
By Mark de la Viña
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson speaks Thursday at a screening of “Gridiron Gang” at the Camera 12 cinema in San Jose.
San Jose Mercury News | Listen to the podcast here or download
To say that a former pro wrestler aspires to become a serious actor is akin to suggesting that a meter maid wants to crack a murder case.
Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson put such notions in a hammerlock by signing up for “Gridiron Gang,” the heartstring-plucking drama about a group of teenage felons molded into a successful football team. The movie, based on the 1993 Emmy award-winning documentary of the same name, opens Friday. (more…)
Articles
Playing a probation officer turned coach for delinquents in “Gridiron Gang,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson sees himself in both.
Dwayne “THE ROCK” JOHNSON is talking about the injuries that have torn up his athlete-turned-movie-star body over the years. A complete shoulder reconstruction. Four knee surgeries. One by one, he ticks off his old football wounds. One, two, three ruptured disks, all during his senior year in college.
 Video
IESB.net Interviews The Rock At Gridiron Premiere
Video Coverage of Dwayne at Gridiron Gang Premiere provided by iesb.net. The IESB was on hand at the World Famous Graumans Chinese Theater in Hollywood as the cast of Gridiron Gang walked the green carpet and posed for the photographers and spoke to the TV crews in celebration of the world premiere of Sony/Columbia’s newest film.
