PREVIEW: Fantasy Football (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Omari Hardwick (Army of the Dead), Marsai Martin (Little), Kelly Rowland (Freddy vs. Jason), Rome Flynn (Ten), Elijah Richardson (Hollywood Stargirl), Hanani Taylor (Raise Your Hand), Abigail Killmeier (I’ll Be Around), Tyla Harris (film debut), Isac Ivan (film debut), Tony Gonzalez (xXx: Return of Xander Cage)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Anton Cropper (film debut), director; Richard T. Jones (film debut), Jeremy Loethen (film debut) and Tim Ogletree (Round of Your Life), writers; Spencer Beighley (Space Jam: A New Legacy), Timothy M. Bourne (Drumline) and Jamila Jordan-Theus (film debut), producers; Kovas (The People vs. Vegas Dave), composer; cinematographer TBA; Sarah Lucky (Senior Year), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Callie (Martin), the teen daughter of struggling American football player Bobby (Hardwick), discovers that she can magically control her father’s performance on the field via her games console. As Callie controls her father toward sports superstardom, the father-daughter duo struggle to keep the magic a secret as they grow closer as a family…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Sports and video games go hand-in-hand with this fun slice of family wish fulfilment that contains plenty to enjoy for American football fans everywhere.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

SATURDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON PARAMOUNT+

 

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