After dominating the box office this past weekend with Michael Bay's 'Pain and Gain,' Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Mark Wahlberg are heading to the last place we expected to find them -- the small screen. The body-building duo will reunite for an upcoming HBO drama pilot about retired athletes in Miami, with Johnson set to star and Peter Berg attached to direct a script from 'Entourage' writer Stephen Levinson. But is there any chance HBO would pass on such a star-studded series?
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Former 'LOST' showrunner Carlton Cuse has certainly found his next success in A&E's 'Psycho' prequel drama 'Bates Motel,' but will Damon Lindelof share the same success with his upcoming HBO pilot 'The Leftovers'? With the pilot soon to go before cameras, 'Friday Night Lights' helmer Peter Berg has signed on to direct and produce the rapturous new series, but will 'The Leftovers' prove to be a satisfying course?
From gods of the stadium, to the gods of 'Olympus,' Peter Berg sure is keeping busy these days. A 'Friday Night Lights' movie still languishes in development hell, but Berg's next project might be a reel doozy if taken to series. We've just learned that Berg has set his sights on developing 'Olympus,' a Greek god drama with a modern twist, complimenting a FOX development slate that includes yet another godly drama as well, so what seems so electrifying about 'Olympus'?
Fresh off his turn as the bloodthirsty and relentless District 2 tribute Cato in 'The Hunger Games,' Alexander Ludwig has been cast in director Peter Berg's 'Lone Survivor.' But it looks like he won't be doing that much fighting in this one.
Peter Berg's true-life Navy SEAL drama 'Lone Survivor' has attracted another star -- Eric Bana is currently eyeing a role in the film alongside Mark Wahlberg and Taylor Kitsch. What? You thought Peter Berg would make a movie without Kitschy?
Emile Hirsch is in talks to star in Peter Berg's next film, a Navy SEAL tale of survival in Afghanistan titled 'Lone Survivor.' Related: Peter Berg never making that 'Friday Night Lights' movie.
Despite 'Battleship' sinking at the box office like it was made with paper mache models and starred nothing but clones of Rhianna in every role, director Peter Berg continues to push forward in his Hollywood career and has signed on for another project, teaming up with a familiar name from his 'Friday Night Lights' days.
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