In the early 1970s, there were two basketball leagues in America – while the NBA ruled the sport, the ABA was defined by its outlaw flair and sensational showmanship. In the comedy Semi-Pro, Will Ferrell plays Jackie Moon, the one-hit singing sensation behind “Love Me Sexy,” who relishes his role as owner, coach and power forward for the fictional Flint, Michigan Tropics of the ABA.

But when the NBA announces a plan to merge with the ABA and only take with them the four teams with the best records, disbanding the rest of the ABA squads forever, Moon, assisted by former NBA benchwarmer Ed Monix (Woody Harrelson), decides to rally his motley team for an unlikely eleventh-hour pursuit of acceptance and glory.

New Line Cinema presents a Mosaic Media Group Production – Semi-Pro. The film stars Will Ferrell, who leads an outstanding ensemble cast that also includes Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, David Koechner and Rob Corddry, as well as DeRay Davis, Josh Braaten, Jay Phillips, Andrew Daly, Peter Cornell, Matt Walsh, Pat Kilbane and Jackie Earle Haley.

The film is directed by Kent Alterman, making his directorial debut, written by Scot Armstrong (Old School) and produced by Jimmy Miller. The executive producers are Lauren Shuler Donner, Michael Aguilar, Toby Emmerich, Cale Boyter, Kent Alterman and David Householter. The co-producer is Josh Church.

The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC, production designer Clayton Hartley, costume designer Susan Matheson, editors Debra Neil-Fisher, A.C.E. and Peter Teschner, and composer Theodore Shapiro.

New Line Cinema will release Semi-Pro (rated "R" by the M.P.A.A. for “language and some sexual content.”) in theaters nationwide on February 29th, 2008.