By Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office Editor 101 Studios will produce, finance, and distribute the film adaptation of Daniel J.
Boyne’s biography The Red Rose Crew: A True Story Of Women, Winning, and The Water. The pic will rep the first feature film from Sports Illustrated Studios, the new banner formed under 101 Studios and Authentic Brands Group.
Alexis Ostrander (The Haircut, Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America) will direct the film, and the story will be adapted by Laura Hansen.
Set in 1975, the book follows a group of inspiring women who rowed their way to international glory, battling sexual prejudice, bureaucracy and male domination to usher in a new era for competitive sports.
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