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Liev Schreiber and Seann William Scott will play rival hockey goons in a new film set to begin shooting in Winnipeg next week.
Goon also stars Montreal's Jay Baruchel ( The Sorcerer's Apprentice), who co-wrote the film with Superbad scribe Evan Goldberg.
The riotous tale is inspired by the book "Goon: The True Story Of An Unlikely Journey Into Minor League Hockey," about the real-life adventure of Doug Smith, who began skating at age 19 and literally fought his way into minor league hockey.
Alliance Films says Goon includes Canadian actors Alison Pill ( Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Milk) and Marc-Andre Grondin ( C.R.A.Z.Y.) and is directed by Fubar 2 helmer Michael Dowse.
Scott plays a bouncer who brawls his way onto a local hockey team, while Baruchel is his best friend and Schreiber portrays another bruiser in the league.
Goon is just the latest in a string of films dedicated to Canada's favourite pastime - Breakaway, with Rob Lowe and Russell Peters, began principal photography in Toronto last month while Score: A Hockey Musical is set to hit theatres Oct. 22.
Alliance says Goon is currently in pre-production and principal photography begins in Winnipeg on Oct. 18.