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Martin Lawrence joins "Wild Hogs"
POSTED ON 02/16/06 AT 12:30 P.M.
BY ETHAN AAMES

The Holllywood Reporter reports that Martin Lawrence will be joining "Wild Hogs," a comedy for Touchstone Pictures with Walt Becker directing. Brad Copeland penned the screenplay.

Lawrence is in negotiations to join John Travolta and Tim Allen for the movie, which revolves around a group of frustrated middle-aged suburban biker wannabes who hit the open road in search of adventure only to encounter a real Hells Angels group. Brad Copeland wrote the script.

Filming is scheduled to start in April in New Mexico.