EXCLUSIVE: Matthew McConaughey is set to star in Dallas Sting, the fact-based story of how a group of Dallas high school girls headed to China in 1984 as the ultimate underdog and beat some of the best women’s teams from China, Australia and Italy. Kari Skogland is attached to direct the film developed by Skydance and Berlanti Schechter Productions. Apple, which has an overall deal with Skydance, has first bite at the film and I expect a deal to happen before production begins this fall in New Orleans.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter and Robbie Rogers. Michael McGrath is exec producer. Those producers won a movie auction to acquire an unpublished article by Flinder Boyd.
Will Smith Breaks Silence: "Deeply Remorseful" For Oscar Slap
Apple Slips Past Wall Street Estimates For Fiscal Q3, But Inflation And Residual Pandemic Issues Hamper Results
The Dish: Apple Eyes 2023 Cannes Launch For Oscar-Bait Scorsese-DiCaprio-De Niro Film 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'; Don't Count Out 'Emancipation' For 2022
Will Smith Breaks Silence: "Deeply Remorseful" For Oscar Slap
Apple Slips Past Wall Street Estimates For Fiscal Q3, But Inflation And Residual Pandemic Issues Hamper Results
The Dish: Apple Eyes 2023 Cannes Launch For Oscar-Bait Scorsese-DiCaprio-De Niro Film 'Killers Of The Flower Moon'; Don't Count Out 'Emancipation' For 2022
In the drama scripted by Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch (GLOW), McConaughey will play Bill Kinder, the coach who led the rag-tag group of Texas teens toward a Rocky-esque destiny. Long before the U.S. Women’s national team achieved Olympic and World Cup dominance, came the Dallas Sting.
In 1984, President Reagan made a concerted effort to open relations with China. China in turn invited America to send its U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to the first world championship they were holding for women’s soccer. There was only one problem – there was no U.S. Women’s Soccer Team. A nationwide search led officials to a 19-and-under league of Dallas high school girls who called themselves The Sting, after the recent Robert Redford-Paul Newman hit movie. Led by Kinder — who had no prior experience coaching soccer before he formed the team — the story of how this passionate group of young women got to China was miraculous. And what they did against the world’s top women’s teams from China, Australia and Italy — comprised of grown women who played together for years — was nothing short of a miracle.
In order to form the team nearly 40 years ago, Kinder had to get a note from a gynecologist asserting that playing soccer would not harm a woman’s reproductive organs. Texas parents who envisioned their daughters waving pom-poms at halftime soon became the cheerleaders for this eclectic mix of girls drilled to precision by a Lombardi-like coach, and became a local powerhouse. They then overcame bureaucracy just to be able to make the trip, and rose to the occasion despite being underdogs against dominant international teams. All this led by a coach who so believed in The Sting that he charged $85,000 on his credit cards for non-refundable tickets to ensure the team got to China, where many expected they would lose badly. Cue the Rocky theme music.
Skogland, Flahive, Mensch and McConaughey are all repped by WME. The scribes are managed by Kaplan/Perrone.
2022-23 Awards Season Calendar - Dates For The Oscars, Emmys, Grammys, Guilds, Festivals & More
Oscars 2023 Telecast And Nomination Dates Set
NFL 2022 Schedule: Primetime TV Games, Thanksgiving Menu, Christmas Tripleheader & More
Sign up for Deadline's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Click here to read the full article.
Tonight’s jackpot stands at $1.28 billion, a tempting amount even for first-time or occasional players.
China Evergrande Group will offer its offshore creditors asset packages that may include shares in two overseas-listed units as a sweetener, the developer said on Friday, as a stifling liquidity crisis in the property sector continues. The two listed units are Evergrande Property Services Group Ltd and electric vehicle maker China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd, the embattled developer said in an update on its preliminary restructuring proposal, a move that was widely expected by creditors. Evergrande's restructuring proposal, which was thin in details, comes as China's property sector, a key pillar for the world's second-largest economy, lurches from one crisis to another.
Two Bengals went at it on Day 2 of training camp.
Kylie Jenner shared a TikTok video teasing a new Kylie Cosmetics collab. In the video, Kris wears a new hairstyle and fans think she looks so different.
Ed Williams, D.J. Short & Mike Murphy give info on WWE SummerSlam 2022 on Peacock, including predictions, match card, how to watch, start time & more. (Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)
The PGA Tour is bracing itself for an imminent legal challenge from LIV rebels trying to win the right to appear in next month’s £60 million FedEx Cup playoffs.
Blake Lively had a major bombshell moment out in New York City last night, attending Michael Kors' New York fashion week show in a light crop top, blazer, and skirt set.
50 Cent has scored a new partnership.
He and his wife, Lacey, like to eat at The Henry hotel, but their latest trip to the restaurant could’ve ended with an arrest.
Osweiler wasn't in Cleveland for long but his trade to the Browns remains one of the NFL's most memorable deals
The model and NBA player posted similar vacation photos and videos, sparking rumors of a reconciliation
The historic D.L. James House was built by Arts and Crafts architect Charles Sumner Greene.
Check out the fifth episode of UFC 277 "Embedded," which spotlights Julianna Peña, Derrick Lewis and the pre-fight press conference.
'Jeopardy!' season 39 will be hosted by Ken Jennings and 'Big Bang Theory' actress Mayim Bialik. Read Ken's emotional Twitter reaction, where he mentioned Alex Trebek.
Devin Booker shared a few photos to his Instagram that strike a similar resemblance to snaps shared from Kendall Jenner’s recent tropical trip. See why fans believe the pair were on the same vacation.
Jordan's Catch 23 boat is registered to compete in this year's White Marlin Open. This will be the fourth year in a row that he competed in the open.
"I am in my 60s and for me to find a new routine that really works is kind of amazing," Kris Jenner shared of using her daughter Kim Kardashian’s SKKN line
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are still basking in their post-nuptial bliss in Paris, but not without a little sightseeing....
Joe Russo remembers trying to talk "Iron Man" director Favreau "off a ledge" regarding Robert Downey Jr.'s role coming to an end.