Eastwood and Swank to form knock-out team

Director Clint Eastwood and Oscar-winning actress Hilary Swank are joining forces on Million Dollar Baby.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the drama, based on two short stories from the collection Rope Burn by FX Toole, is a tragic and platonic love story involving a woman in her early 30s who is determined to begin a boxing career and a fighter-turned-trainer.