DAZN Drops Trailer for Eva Longoria Directorial Debut ‘La Guerra Civil’ as Streamer Unveils 2022 Originals Slate, Launches DAZN Studios (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Jamie Lang DAZN , the world’s leading dedicated sports streaming platform, has amped up its 2022 global original content slate launch with the news that the U.K.-based outfit is launching a new, bespoke production wing dedicated to original content.

Accompanying the news, DAZN has also given Variety exclusive access to the international trailer for the streamer’s most ambitious original play yet, Eva Longoria Bastón’s directorial debut “La Guerra Civil,” playing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.“La Guerra Civil” documents the epic rivalry between all-time great boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Julio César Chávez in the 1990s, which ignited a cultural divide between Mexican nationals and Mexican-Americans on both sides of the border.

That the documentary is about far more than boxing is clear from the first words spoken in the trailer. Archival footage is interspersed with first-person insights offered BY both men in interviews recorded for the documentary, corroborated by several other key figures in the boxing and Mexican American communities. “We see this films as a real flag in the ground which says we’re looking to create the very best original content with the very best sports stories,” DAZN’s executive VP of global commissioning and original content Grant Best explained to Variety.Although a DAZN Original, “La Guerra Civil” is not a DAZN Studios production, as it was commissioned, developed and produced before that part of the company had been established.

According to the streamer, from here on out, DAZN Originals will be the company’s brand name for its high-end documentaries and series made in partnership with leading talent in the screen and sports industries, while DAZN Studios is the company’s specialist.