Warner Bros. and Alcon Entertainment signed on Sandra Bullock to star in football drama-comedy The Blindside.

John Lee Hancock (My Dog Skip, The Rookie) wrote the adaptation and is set to direct the feature.

The film is based on “The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game,” by Michael Lewis (“Moneyball”).

As far as Variety reports, the story follows Michael Oher, projected to be one of the first players selected in this year’s NFL draft. He was homeless as a teen and was taken in by a well-to-do family. Bullock will portray the matriarch of the conservative suburban household Oher joins.