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Kevin James boards football drama 44

Kevin James on TODAY April 16, 2014.

Kevin James is attached to star in Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros’ inspirational football drama “44”.

According to THR, “the film is based on the true story of Joey Williams, a 44-year-old father of four from Tennessee who returned to college to complete his degree and fulfill a lifelong dream of playing collegiate football. In the process, he instead found himself competing alongside his college-aged son at the same university.”

Christopher Parker is writing the script. Producers are DeVon Franklin, Todd Garner, Lisa Kors and James.

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