It’s hard to believe that Taika Waititi is human. The man has multiple projects in development at a time and still finds a way to write, direct, and act. His latest directorial feature, Next Goal Wins, is set for a fall release date from Searchlight Pictures, who distributed his Oscar-winning film Jojo Rabbit in 2019, and we’ll catch you up on all that you need to know about his latest film.
Release date
Next Goal Wins is slated for a November 17, 2023, release date. Bear in mind that it is a Searchlight Film and it wouldn’t come as a surprise for November 17 to be the NY & LA limited release before expanding in the following weeks.
Who’s in it?
The film stars Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen, Oscar Kightley, David Fane, and Will Arnett — who replaced Armie Hammer in the film — and will also feature Elizabeth Moss as well.
What’s it about?
Based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins follows Dutch-American football coach Thomas Rongen (Fassbender) who must turn the American Samoa national team into an elite squad that will contend for qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
First-look poster
The first poster was released today and has a multi-colored bus that’s covered in Samoan flowers on a road, passing by mountains and trees. The bus is filled to the brim with presumably the entire soccer team, packed sardines (it looks like the trains outside of MetLife Stadium after a game). It also appears that Taika Waititi himself is driving the bus. You can check out the poster below.
Be happy. @TaikaWaititi’s @NextGoalFilm, rolling into theaters November 17th. #NextGoalWins pic.twitter.com/MmI9op35Fp
— Searchlight Pictures (@searchlightpics) April 12, 2023
Next Goal Wins will be released on November 17.
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