Still I Rise Gets Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis

Maggie Gyllenhaal will star in Still I Rise

Walden Media has set actresses Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis to star in the drama Still I Rise.

The story centers on two frustrated mothers (Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis) who take action to change their troubled local public school. The movie is based on a true story, and will also focus on America's educational crisis as a whole.

Daniel Barnz (Beastly) will direct from a screenplay he rewrote from Brin Hill's original draft. Mark Johnson is producing through his Gran Via Productions banner. 20th Century Fox will distribute Still I Rise domestically.

Production is slated to start on May 23, on location in Pittsburgh.

Still I Rise comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis. The film is directed by Daniel Barnz.