Grind will be distributed domestically by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, and internationally by Pandora.

Grind has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for “crude humor, sexual content and language.” www.grindmovie.com / AOL Keyword: Grind

LAUNCHING THE FILM

In the world of pro skateboarding, there are a few guys who’ve got it good – and a million more who want it bad.

Grind, the story of four friends maneuvering their way through zany misadventures to become stars in the world of skateboarding, takes a hilarious look at the summer adventure of four high school pals. Produced by Bill Gerber, of Gerber Pictures, and Hunt Lowry and Casey La Scala of Gaylord Films, Grind re-teams the veteran filmmakers who recently collaborated on Warner Bros. Pictures’ hit film What a Girl Wants.

The idea for a film centered in the world of skateboarding first came to Gerber from Lance Sloane, then-head of music development and production for Warner Bros. Online. Sloane’s unique concept – and his distinctive qualification in the action sports world as a former professional motocross racer – intrigued Gerber.

“If you ask any high school guy if he’d like to live the life of a pro skater, he’ll tell you ‘hell, yeah!’” exclaims Gerber, who explains the attraction pro skateboarding holds for a younger generation. “In skateboarding, going ‘pro’ means becoming ‘sponsored’ by a skate-affiliated corporation and basically getting paid to travel across the country to perform in skate demonstrations. Skaters become a celebrity in their circle, they get to meet girls, sign autographs and get all the free gear they could ever want – which is pretty much the ultimate in wish-fulfillment for any young guy.”

Gerber then brought in Lowry, President and CEO of Gaylord Films, to join the project. Armed with a concept that appeals to a hip generation raised with the action-sport world showcased in the X-Games, filmmakers Gerber, Lowry and La Scala (also of Gaylord Films) began reading every spec skateboarding script and hearing every skateboarding pitch in town. Screenwriter Ralph Sall, who has impressive credits as an executive music producer as well as true passion for skateboarding, delivered a fully realized comedy pitch that hit exactly the right tone. The filmmakers immediately engaged Sall to write the script for this irreverent comedy about radically ambitious friends who will do just about anything to go pro and live the dream.

“Grind spotlights the outrageous behavior of this posse of young guys who spontaneously decide to follow the summer tour of a skate pro,” Lowry relays. “Our characters are just having a blast while pulling every trick in the book ...