Andre 3000 getting ready to star in basketball movie ‘Semi-Pro’
alongside Will Ferrell.

Semi-Pro, which is being produced by New Line Cinema, centers around a fictional
1970’s American Basketball League Association (ABA) team, the Flint Michigan
Tropics. As the owner/coach/player, Ferrell’s character Jackie Moon attempts
to lead The Tropics to the big time.

Semi-Pro is being directed by newcomer Kent Alterman and was written by Scot
Armstrong, who is credited with crafting some of Ferrell’s biggest hit movies,
including Old School, Starsky & Hutch and the upcoming sequel to Old School,
Old School Dos.

Last month, Benjamin debuted his new animated series Class of 3000 on The Cartoon
Network. The lighthearted cartoon focuses on a superstar music teacher’s relationship
with his students at a performing performing arts school in Atlanta.

Semi-Pro is slated for a theatrical release in 2008.