Synopsis – The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. My Take – Sports dramas are a surefire way to please a crowd and led by an actor with well proven comedic chops, the film often results in a very likable underdog story. At first glance, this latest sports comedy is reminiscent of the … Continue reading Next Goal Wins (2023) Review!!
Lionsgate’s The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes won Black Friday and Saturday at the box office, respectively with $11.4M and $11.2M, soaring above a Disney animated movie (Wish) which are typically the champs of Thanksgiving weekend, and big streamer Apple’s $200M war epic, Napoleon, for a No. 1 win over the holiday stretch with a 3-day $28.8M and 5-day of $42M. The … Continue reading ‘Hunger Games 5’ Holds Top Spot Over ‘Napoleon’ and ‘Wish’ at the BO!!
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is coming in at the bottom of where we were seeing it yesterday, with a $44M opening. The hope was that this Suzanne Collins prequel was bound to file $50M+. Overseas was better at $54.5M, for a $98.5M Global opening. Saturday stateside for Songbirds & Snakes was $15M, coming off of a $19.1M Friday, -21%, with … Continue reading ‘The Hunger Games 5’ Sets Mid $44M Opening as ‘Marvels’ Sees Worst MCU Drop at the BO!!
Synopsis – The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. Directed – Taika Waititi Starring – Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: New Trailer Previews the Underdog Team in their Quest for their First-Ever Victory!! Check It Out!!
As the release date for Next Goal Wins rapidly approaches, Searchlight Pictures has released new images from the film. Thanks to Fandango, audiences can get a brand-new look at Taika Waititi‘s new sports drama about a soccer team in desperate need of new leadership. Michael Fassbender will play the role of Thomas Rongen, a coach commissioned with the task of turning one of the most … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Taika Waititi’s Soccer Movie Gets New Images!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – The story of the infamously terrible American Samoa soccer team, known for a brutal 2001 FIFA match they lost 31-0. Directed – Taika Waititi Starring – Michael Fassbender, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’ Trailer Has Us Rooting for an Underdog Soccer Team!! Check It Out!!
Taika Waititi has given fans a glimpse of the first poster for his upcoming – although not as upcoming as we would like – soccer comedy, Next Goal Wins, and the irreverent director has promised this is his “least cynical movie” yet. The movie stars Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen, a Dutch soccer coach who finds himself on the other side of the world put … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’ Poster Teases Taika Waititi’s Next!! Check It Out!!
Acclaimed director Taika Waititi‘s soccer-comedy Next Goal Wins‘ time on the bench is set to continue a little while longer. The film, which began production way back in 2019 has suffered another pushback for its long-awaited release. This time the goalposts have shifted from September 9 to November 17. The film, based on real events, stars Michael Fassbender as a down-on-his-luck soccer coach, drafted in … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’ Sees Release Date Delayed to November 17th!!
The next goal wins, but what happens when the goalpost keeps moving? It looks like Taika Waititi‘s long-awaited soccer film, Next Goal Wins, will have to learn the hard way as the film’s release date has been pushed back, yet again. Next Goal Wins was set to be released to theaters by Searchlight Pictures on April 21, 2023. However, the film is now set to … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Taika Waititi’s Soccer Movie Sees Release Date Pushed to September 22, 2023!!
Fans have finally gotten their first look at Taika Waititi‘s newest movie, Next Goal Wins. EW released the first images for the upcoming film which stars Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen, a Dutch soccer coach who finds himself on the other side of the world put in charge of the planet’s worst soccer team. Following a world-record defeat for a competitive international football match, the … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: First Images Teases Taika Waititi’s Soccer Movie!! Check It Out!!
Searchlight has just given an official release date to acclaimed filmmaker Taika Waititi‘s newest directorial effort, Next Goal Wins. The heartfelt sports comedy will be released theatrically in the spring of 2023. Next Goal Wins tells the true story of unorthodox coach Thomas Rongen, who was tapped to attempt to transform subpar soccer players from the American Samoa national team into star players. Michael Fassbender … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Taika Waititi’s Next Directorial Sets April 21, 2023 as Release Date!!
It looks like late-game substitutions aren’t just limited to the soccer field. According to a report from Deadline, Canadian comedian Will Arnett is set to replace Armie Hammer in the upcoming soccer comedy Next Goal Wins from director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnarok). Hammer‘s role in the Searchlight Pictures movie, which Arnett is now set to assume, was that of an executive at Football Federation American … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Will Arnett to Replace Armie Hammer in Taika Waititi’s Next!!
Two years ago, Taika Waititi was hired to take a crack at an animated Flash Gordon movie, but in a recent interview timed to the release of Disney‘s Jungle Cruise, producer John Davis told Collider that the project is now being developed as a live-action film. “Taika is writing it. It was a movie that was a huge influence on him growing up. It is … Continue reading ‘Flash Gordon’: Taika Waititi’s Animated Movie Is Now Live-Action!!
Late on Friday afternoon, Collider reported that Taika Waititi and Jude Law were teaming for a new Showtime series called The Auteur. The timing wasn’t ideal, not just because it was a Friday afternoon, but because it was Valentine’s Day, and the start of a long holiday weekend. Showtime wasn’t exactly happy with us, but if a story is true and newsworthy, it’s our duty … Continue reading ‘The Auteur’: Plot Details Revealed for Taika Waititi, Jude Law’s New Showtime Series!!
Hot off his Oscar win for writing Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi and two-time Oscar nominee Jude Law are teaming on The Auteur, a new limited series in development at Showtime, Collider has learned. While there are no deals in place yet, Waititi and Law are currently in negotiations with Showtime, which is saying goodbye to Homeland and Shameless this year — and possibly Ray Donovan … Continue reading ‘The Auteur’: Taika Waititi, Jude Law in Talks for Showtime Showbiz Series!!
Taika Waititi is being eyed to direct a new Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm once he wraps Thor: Love and Thunder for Marvel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It’s unclear whether this is the same project that Kevin Feige is producing, or a separate one entirely. Waititi recently directed the last episode of The Mandalorian, which was very well received by Disney+ subscribers. He also … Continue reading ‘Star Wars’: Taika Waititi Eyed to Direct A Movie!!
Taika Waititi works fast. The filmmaker/actor who crushed 2019 with Jojo Rabbit only recently started production on Next Goal Wins, a true sports story about the hard trodden American Samoa football team (which is to say, soccer team) starring Michael Fassbender as the team’s Dutch coach. But now, as shared at a Fox Searchlight holiday party, there’s already a first look available. And Fassbender is very blond and very passionate. Beyond Fassbender, we … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: First Look Teases Taika Waititi’s Next!! Check It Out!!
After the resounding successes of writer/director/actor/very-well-dressed-man Taika Waititi‘s Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit, it’s been inspiring to see him follow his passion for progressive commentary and stories that highlight the indigenous experience. And he just started filming a new project that will accomplish all these tasks and thensome: Next Goal Wins, the true story about the American Samoa soccer team’s history of losing terribly, and their quest to turn … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Taika Waititi Begins Production on True Sports Story!!
In his ongoing quest to become the busiest filmmaker in Hollywood, Taika Waititi is adding one more project to his immediate to-do list—but this one’s just too good to pass up. As reported by Discussing Film and confirmed by the Tulsa World, the Thor: Ragnarok director will co-write, executive produce, and direct the pilot for an upcoming FX limited series called Reservation Dogs. The show … Continue reading ‘Reservation Dogs’: Taika Waititi to Co-Write, Direct Oklahoma-Set FX Pilot!!!
Warner Bros. continues to insist upon a live-action adaptation of Akira despite a lack of public interest and going through a roster of directors that has currently landed on Taika Waititi. It’s not that Akira is “bad” (I personally don’t care for it, but I understand its popularity), but despite the fandom for certain anime properties, we have yet to see an adaptation that really … Continue reading ‘Akira’: Taika Waititi Says He Still Plans to Direct!!
THR is reporting that Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) is in final negotiations to join Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) in the cast of Next Goal Wins, the next film from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi. Next Goal Wins is based upon the 2014 documentary of the same name, which tells the story of Dutch football coach … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Elisabeth Moss Joins Taika Waititi’s Film!!
Michael Fassbender has had a tough run of late, but he’s looking to turn things around and I like his latest move, as he is in final talks to star in Taika Waititi‘s soccer movie Next Goal Wins, Collider has confirmed. Fox Searchlight’s sports dramedy is based on the 2014 British documentary of the same name from Mike Brett and Steve Jamison. The underdog story follows the … Continue reading ‘Next Goal Wins’: Michael Fassbender to Star in Taika Waititi’s Soccer Movie!!!
