The Rock, Nick Frost and Lena Headey to star in a WWE movie about Paige

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A movie is on the way about British WWE star Paige, with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Nick Frost and Lena Headey all signed up for parts.

Fighting with my Family is based on a Channel 4 Documentary of the same name.

It followed a year in the life of Paige's family, The Knights, as they tried to revive British wrestling. Paige has since made it big in WWE.

Stephen Merchant, co-creator of sitcom The Office, is going to direct.

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The original Fighting with My Family documentary went out in 2012.

When it was filmed Paige was known as Britani, and alongside her mum, dad and brother she used to put on wrestling nights in Norfolk.

Now she's the youngest ever winner of WWE's Divas Championship, with nearly two million followers on Twitter.

She's currently taking time off with a neck injury.

She posts updates on Instagram regularly., external

21-year-old British actress Florence Pugh will play Paige in the film adaptation.

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey, or Cersei Lannister as she's known in Westeros, will play her mum.

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As well as featuring in the movie himself, former wrestler Dwayne Johnson is one of its executive producers.

"Back in 2012, I was in my hotel room in London and stumbled across a documentary on a local UK channel," he explains.

"Not only was I intrigued by this loving and wild family, but I also felt it's the kind of narrative that would make an amazing movie."

He revealed the latest cast announcement on Twitter., external

Stephen Merchant has written the script.

"When Dwayne sent me the documentary, I didn't think I'd be interested in a story about wrestling," he says.

"Until I realised this is not really about wrestling at all, it's about a young woman, her family and their struggles - which are funny, sad, tough, tender and ultimately inspiring.

"And just happen to involve people in spandex throwing each other about."

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