The first trailer has been released for Paramount+’s upcoming family sports comedy film, Fantasy Football, starring Marsai Martin, Kelly Rowland, Omari Hardwick and Rome Flynn.
The film will be available to streaming Nov. 25.
It directed by Anton Cropper, and stars and is produced by Martin.
Additional cast members include Elijah Richardson, Hanani Taylor, Abigail Killmeier, Tyla Harris, and Isac Ivan.
Here’s the official synopsis:
In this hilarious and heartwarming father-daughter sports fantasy, everything changes when Callie A. Coleman (Marsai Martin) discovers she can magically control her father, Bobby’s (Omari Hardwick) performance on the football field. When Callie plays as her dad, a running back for the Atlanta Falcons, in EA SPORTS Madden NFL 23, Bobby is transformed from a fumblitis-plagued journeyman to a star running back bound for superstardom alongside his daughter and wife Keisha (Kelly Rowland). With the NFL Playoffs looming and the pressures of Callie’s new commitment to her friends on the robotics team mounting, the two must forge ahead to keep the magic a secret as they juggle the highs and lows of their newfound success, all as they rediscover what it really means to be a family.
The SpringHill Company, established by LeBron James and Maverick Carter and Genius Entertainment, led by Marsai Martin, Joshua Martin and Carol Martin, collaborated on the Nickelodeon Films production.
It is also produced in association with NFL Films and with the support of EA SPORTS™, the Atlanta Falcons and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Zoe Marshall and Dan Gurewitch & David Young wrote the film, based on an original screenplay by Richard T. Jones & Jeremy Loethen and Tim Ogletree.
LeBron James, Spencer Beighley, Jamal Henderson, Marsai Martin, Joshua Martin and Timothy Bourne produce while Maverick Carter, Jamila Jordan-Theus, Syrinthia Studer and Jessica Smith executive produce.
