LeBron James, Method Man Join Judd Apatow's 'Trainwreck'

NBA star LeBron James and hip-hop musician Method Man are heading toward a Trainwreck.

The Miami Heat player and Cliff Smith (better known as Method Man) have nabbed roles in Judd Apatow's upcoming comedy Trainwreck. They'll star alongside Amy Schumer (who wrote the screenplay), Bill Hader, Brie Larson, Colin Quinn, Vanessa Bayer, Tilda Swinton, John Cena and Mike Birbiglia.

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James is already in business with Universal, the studio that is distributing Trainwreck. Universal recently acquired rights to a feature based on the high-school years of the Miami Heat star. The project is based on a pitch by Frank E. Flowers, with Terence Winter and Rachel Winter attached to produce with James and his manager, Maverick Carter.

Apatow is directing Trainwreck, as well as producing via his Universal-based Apatow Productions alongside Barry Mendel. Senior vp  production Erik Baiers is overseeing for the studio.

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The plot of the comedy, which is set for release July 24, 2015, currently is under wraps.

James, who has won two NBA championships and four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, was the subject of the 2008 doc More Than a Game. He is represented by WME, manager Carter and Ziffren Brittenham.

Smith recently wrapped the indie The Cobbler with Adam Sandler. His past credits include The Sitter and How High; he is repped by UTA, SGP and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC.

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Sundance 2013: Jim McGreevey Describes Public Resignation as a 'Trainwreck' (Video)

Asked to sum up his controversial resignation from public office, former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey has one word: "Trainwreck."

McGreevey is the subject of a new Sundance doc from filmmaker (and Rep. Nancy Pelosi's daughter) Alexandra Pelosi, Fall to Grace, which highlights his charitable efforts since stepping down as Governor in New Jersey in 2004, when he publicly came out as a homosexual and admitted to engaging in an extramarital affair with another man.

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"He's a recovering politician, I'm a recovering journalist," Pelosi said during a visit to The Hollywood Reporter's video lounge. "News is all about the planes that crash and we're all obsessed with the worst moment in people's lives, but what's more interesting is what he did after the fall, and how he managed to take the worst moment in his life and turn it around and use it for such good to help so many people."

Pelosi is referring to McGreevey's current work with female prison inmates, many of which are included in the film.

"All of us, myself included, would drive by prisons and jail and not look at the concrete or the barbed wire," said McGreevey. "When Alexandra said she not only wanted to look at my life and what I've done or not done, but most importantly, look at the women with whom I work -- this was a way of showing America through the largess of HBO and Alexandra's talents that people can reclaim their lives."

Fall to Grace premiered at the fest on Jan. 18 and will air on HBO on March 28.

Reporting by Stacey Wilson.

Email: Sophie.Schillaci@thr.com; Twitter: @SophieSchillaci

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