Posted in Casting Speculation by nightfall 05/20/2008 @ 9:59 p.m.

John Grisham wrote a novel not about lawyers! Who knew!

Well, so that one book, Playing for Pizza, has been optioned by Phoenix Pictures for an unmentioned but undoubtedly obscene amount of money..

Third-string Cleveland Browns quarterback Rick Dockery becomes the greatest goat ever by throwing three interceptions in the closing minutes of the AFC championship game. Fleeing vengeful fans, he finds refuge in the grungiest corner of professional football, the Italian National Football League as quarterback of the inept but full-of-heart Parma Panthers. What ensues is a winsome football fable, replete with team bonding and character-building as the underdog Panthers challenge the powerhouse Bergamo Lions for a shot at the Italian Superbowl. (amazon.com)

Anyone read it and have a cast?

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