Game of Thrones Star Announced as Paige's Mom in New Biopic

The recently announced film about Paige and her family already seemed to be a big deal, and now it’s getting some serious star power.

Lena Headey, best known as Game of Thrones‘ Cersei Lannister, is on tap to play Paige’s mom, Julia Hamer-Bevis–also known by the ring name Sweet Saraya. Additionally, Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost is set to play Paige’s dad, Patrick Bevis–aka “Rowdy” Ricky Knight.

That’s in addition to the previously announced stars, Florence Pugh and Jack Lowden, who’ll be playing Paige and her brother, Zak Zodiac.

The film, as previously reported, is being headed up by the Dwayne Johnson’s production company in association with WWE Studios, and will feature a cameo from the Rock himself. British comedy mastermind Stephen Merchant is set to write and direct.

Rock made the casting announcement himself via a recent Instagram post.

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Our @sevenbucksprod welcomes to our #FightingWithMyFamily cast these two amazing actors. The brilliant/Bad Ass @iamlenaheadey and another Brit who's often mistaken as my twin, the genius @FriedGold (Nick Frost). Excited about these roles because Lena and Nick are playing Julia and Ricky – @realpaigewwe's mom and dad. Both Paige and myself are 3rd generation performers with a long history in the unique and crazy world of pro wrestling. Both our families made bones on the circuit by promoting small gritty wrestling shows to make a buck (my grandmother was the first ever female wrestling promoter in the early 80's and to say that she was "hard core" is an understatement). Ricky and Julia have that hard core DNA too – they do what they gotta do to get the job done. And in the end it always comes down to taking care of your family at all costs. Very cool to see so many brilliant actors respond to our script. Our writer/director Stephen Merchant did a fantastic job and I'm excited to work with him again. We worked together in The Tooth Fairy. He was an asshole then and things haven't changed. #FightingWithMyFamily #LenaHeadey #NickFrost

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This is some pretty big star power, especially considering the association with WWE Studios, which hasn’t made a truly major film in the better part of a decade. It seems this production will be one to keep an eye on.

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