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- Mark Wahlberg will star in the Apple TV sports comedy series “Weekend Warriors,” following the success of his collaboration on “The Family Plan.”
- “Weekend Warriors” is based on the German sports comedy “Weekend Rebels” and follows a father and son's journey to find their favorite football club.
- Apple TV's success continues with original films like Best Picture winner “Coda” and upcoming releases like “F1” and “Wolfs.”
Apple TV continues to move forward with its original movie releases, as it has landed another successful project. The latest is a sports comedy titled Weekend warriors, Set to star Mark Wahlberg In his second collaboration with the company, after his success in the latest Apple film Family plan.
First reported by DeadlineWeekend Warriors The film is set to be written and directed by Stephen Chbosky, the writer of the perks of being a wallflowerChbosky also wrote the screenplays for Disney's live-action films. beauty and the beast Family Drama 2017 He is surprised. Weekend Warriors It was in very high demand before Apple won the rights and is now in development.
Weekend Warriors Based on the 2023 German sports comedy. Weekend rebels. The film follows the journey of a father and his autistic son as they try to find their favorite soccer team by having his father go to each team's stadium. However, this version is likely to be NBA-related due to Spring Hill's involvement in the film. The film marks Wahlberg's second collaboration with Apple, following the 2023 film. Family planwhich became the most-watched movie on the platform.
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It is set to be produced by Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner for Plan B, and Spencer Begley, LeBron James and Jamal Henderson for SpringHill, Weekend Warriors The film will be produced in association with Wiedermann & Berg Film, which produced the original film. The original film was produced in association with Leonine Studios, and was written by Richard Kropf and directed by Marc Rothemund. SpringHill recently produced the sports drama falling stars While plan B has Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, hiring For release in September.
Wahlberg recently worked at Netflix. Union, Which was released last week and was a huge success, and King ArthurReleased in March. His upcoming projects include the Lionsgate thriller Flight Hazards The thriller is produced by Amazon MGM Studios. Play dirty. He is currently filming Peter Farrelly's comedy Balls up For Amazon MGM and Skydance.
Apple TV's latest success
Apple Original Films have been a huge success since their launch. Codawhich became the first streaming film to win Best Picture at the Oscars. The company recently released The instigatorsa failed heist film starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, and directed by Doug Liman. Other upcoming releases include F1Starring Brad Pitt, Wolvespremiering in select theaters September 20 before streaming globally on Apple TV+ September 27, and BlitzPremieres November 22nd.
Apple has also seen great success with its own streaming series, including Morning program Which received 11 Emmy nominations this year. Chemistry lessons and slow horses Both received five Emmy nominations this year, while Palm Royal She has received three Emmy nominations. Recent releases include: lady in the lake Starring Natalie Portman, apparently innocent With Jake Gyllenhaal and comedy sunny and bad monkey It is considered one of the best shows that can be streamed right now.. Pachinko Season 2 will be released on August 23. s shrink The second season will also premiere on October 16. Cate Blanchett's next series Disclaimer It is scheduled to be released on October 11.
