WNBA Players Gabby Williams and Syd Colson Join Movie ‘Courtside’
EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of launching Reign, Run-A-Mucka creator-led, multi-platform firm, is increasing its girls sports activities division with the event of the film Courtsidea contemporary sports activities romantic comedy set on this planet {of professional} girls’s basketball. Courtside is being developed with deep ties to the world it portrays, with gamers Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson all set to look. Colson may even govt produce, alongside an look from Run-A-Muck co-founder Jennifer Beals.
“This is exactly the kind of story we want to be telling at Run-A-Muck,” stated Run-A-Muck co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Ilene Chaiken. “Women’s sports are driving culture in a way that feels undeniable, and there’s a real appetite for character-driven queer stories that reflect that world authentically. With REIGN, we’re creating space to tell those stories across formats, grounded in the voices and experiences of the athletes themselves.”
Written by Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin, the movie follows an injury-plagued girls’s hoops celebrity whose championship ambitions are upended when she falls for her teammate.
“It feels like I’ve been waiting my whole life for this kind of excitement to surround women’s basketball, and I’m excited to blend my love of sports, lesbian tension, and comedy into one project,” stated Nichols.
Courtside marks the second characteristic movie collaboration for Nichols and Usdin, whose debut characteristic, Suicide Kalegained Audience Awards at each Outfest and NewFest.
“I don’t think I’ve ever said yes to an opportunity faster than I did for Courtside“added Colson. “I respect Carly and Brittani’s sense of humor so much and being involved with this in any capacity sounded amazing! I’m excited to see a new generation of women’s sports films. “I can already feel how transformative this movie will be in terms of representation on screen for minorities, queer people, and women’s basketball players and fans alike.”
REIGN‘s rising slate additionally consists of its flagship podcast Is She Game?hosted by breakout creator Coach Jackie J, who will debut later this summer time on YouTube and podcast platforms.
Nichols is an exec producer on Abbot Elementary. Usdin created the present The Syd + TP Show.
