EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Dice Clay (Pam & Tommy) and Jordan Johnson-Hinds (The Endgame) will star in the Quiver-acquired basketball drama Warrior Strong from director Shane Belcourt (Red Rover), which has entered production in Northern Ontario, Canada.The film written by Dan Gordon (Wyatt Earp) centers on basketball protege and egocentric Bilal Irving (Johnson-Hinds), who is asked to be the assistant coach of his former high school team, the Dumont Warriors, alongside Coach Avery Schmidt (Clay).

Bilal subsequently learns that true coaching involves far more than simply teaching the game. The question is, will this rag-tag team of misfits have what it takes to put aside their differences and become Warrior Strong?Nicholas Tabarrok and Leah Jaunzems are producing for Darius Films, with Quiver’s Berry Meyerowitz, Jeff Sackman and Larry Greenberg serving as exec producers.

Quiver holds worldwide rights to the film and will be introducing it for sale at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.“We’re thrilled to bring this passion-filled sports drama to life, and Dice and Jordan are perfect for the story,” said Quiver Distribution Co-Presidents Meyerowitz and Sackman. “Audiences will be calling this story a slam dunk.”“When I first read this script, I knew it had the potential to stand alongside some of the great underdog sports movies which audiences love,” added Tabarrok, “and I couldn’t be happier with the way it’s come together with this talented group.”The first stand-up comic to sell out Madison Square Garden for two consecutive nights, Clay is also an actor and musician whose onscreen credits include Woody Allen’s critically acclaimed Blue Jasmine, Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut A Star Is Born and Showtime’s

Andrew Dice Clay & Jordan Johnson-Hinds Set For Sports Drama ‘Warrior Strong’; Quiver Launching Sales In Toronto

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