Jeremy Renner ('S.W.A.T.') is set to star in Catherine Hardwicke's
Lords of Dogtown, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The movie is a fictionalized version of Stacy Peralta's documentary
Dogtown and Z-Boys, is based on a Spin magazine article that explored 1970s skateboarding culture.
Peralta wrote the screenplay, with revisions by Hardwicke. The story follows a group of young California surfers who take their style to the streets as skateboarders, thereby launching a new sport that defined a generation.
Renner will play a respected surf veteran and close friend of Heath Ledger's character.
Ledger, Emile Hirsch, John Robinson, Victor Rasuk and Nikki Reed also star.