Release Date: 6/2/23; Peacock
Genre: Biography/Drama
Rating: PG-13
Director: Chris Robinson
Studio(s): Cold Front Productions, SpringHill Entertainment, Tangerine Pictures, Universal Pictures, Peacock.
Cast: Marquis “Mookie” Cook (young LeBron James), Lil Dru (Caleb McLaughlin), Willie McGee (Avery S. Wills, Jr.) Sian Cotton (Khalil Everage), Dru Joyce (Wood Harris), Dermot Mulroney, Romeo Travis (Sterling “Scoot” Henderson), Algee Smith.
Story: Feature film adaptation of LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger’s book of the same name about the basketball star’s young life. Set in the 1990s, where a young LeBron and his three best friends — Lil Dru, Willie McGee and Sian Cotton — declare themselves the “Fab Four.” The group, under the guidance of coach Dru Joyce, is connected by more than basketball. So, when the coach at the top basketball school in their district threatens to separate them by putting Lil Dru on junior varsity, the Fab Four decide to switch schools to be able to play varsity together so they join the team at a predominantly white Catholic school. The community takes this as an insult, but the boys’ dedication to each other is more important than anything else. With their new coach, a disgraced former college coach seeking redemption of his own, the boys, along with former rival and new teammate Romeo Travis, will face battles not only on the court but in real life. In their quest to become national champs, they rediscover that what matters most about the game is the people playing beside you. Source(s): IMDB, rottentomatoes.com.
Trailer:
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