Thomasin McKenzie cast as Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug in upcoming biopic ‘Perfect’
McKenzie is best known for roles in 'Jojo Rabbit' and 'Leave No Trace.'
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J.K. Simmons, Stephan James cast in upcoming college football movie ‘National Champions’
The film centers on the debate over paying college athletes.
‘Creed III’ set for Thanksgiving 2022 release; Michael B. Jordan to direct and star in sequel
Will Rocky Balboa return?
Emergency goalie David Ayres will have his story turned into a Disney movie
From Zamboni driver to NHL goalie, coming to a screen near you.
Horse racing film ‘Jockey’ earns strong reviews, purchase by Sony Pictures Classics at Sundance Film Festival
Critics praised its look at the working-class lower levels of horse racing.
‘Boogie’ trailer tells story of Asian-American basketball star growing up in Queens
The movie is written and directed by food personality and author Eddie Huang.
‘Chang Can Dunk,’ about Asian American basketball fanatic, makes 2020 Black List of unproduced screenplays
The Black List annually picks the most popular unproduced screenplays among movie executives.
‘Safety’ shows what’s right and wrong with college football in story of Clemson’s Ray McElrathbey
This fits right in with Disney's other uplifting sports movies.
Giannis Antetokounmpo’s story being developed into movie for Disney+
Antetokounmpo was drafted No. 15 overall by the Bucks in 2013 as an 18-year-old out of Greece.
John Grisham baseball novel, ‘Calico Joe,’ in development for movie adaptation by George Clooney
Bob Dylan is also attached to the project as a producer.
Halle Berry MMA movie, ‘Bruised,’ purchased by Netflix
Berry is also directing the film, in which she plays an MMA fighter making a comeback.
Soccer star Tim Howard’s story being developed into movie for Amazon
Producers have wanted to make a movie from Howard's story for 15 years.
Spike Lee’s Jackie Robinson film would have been a major downer, aiming to tell the icon’s complete story
Lee would have explored Robinson's post-baseball life, politics, and the tragedy of his son's death.
