Dwayne Johnson is set to star in and produce the new action-drama, "Free Byrd", the latest film from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's Artists Equity.

The movie will be directed by Greg Kwedar, who earned back-to-back Oscar nominations for Sing Sing and Train Dreams.

"Free Byrd" centers on a Las Vegas motorcycle stuntman who conceals a dementia diagnosis from everyone, including his mechanic brother, as he risks everything on one last jump. The film examines and confronts the mind's vast mysteries and the beauty and power of asking for help before it’s too late.

The film continues a path Johnson has been on in recent years. The Jumanji actor took a time out from playing a blockbuster action heros to star in Benny Safdie's The Smashing Machine as Mark Kerr, an early MMA fighter whose life took a dark turn.

His upcoming releases include the live-action Moana and Jumanji: Open World, as well as Lizard Music, written and directed by Safdie. The script for Free Byrd was originally by Jon Boyer, with an earlier draft coming from The Peanut Butter Falcon writer and directors Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson, before Kwedar did a rewrite.

Source: Press Release