Director Kyle Marvin on Teaming Up With Tom Brady for '80 for Brady' Movie (Exclusive)
etonline.comTom Brady will appear in and produce through his production company, 199 Productions, the upcoming film . Inspired by a true story, the movie stars Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Rita Moreno and Sally Field as four best friends and New England Patriots fans who go on a life-changing trip to the 2017 Super Bowl to see their hero play. “Brady is sort of the golden statue that they are trying to find in this journey,” says Kyle Marvin, who co-wrote and will direct the film from a script originally penned by Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, the duo behind. “It’s really just sort of a magical thing that happened.” He adds, “All the women are incredible in their roles… We are in rehearsals and they are bringing this incredible energy and power to the table.
All of them, in their own ways. So, I am looking forward to shooting and I’m looking forward to sharing it when we’re done.” Of course, for many sports fans, the excitement is surrounding Brady, who officially retired from the NFL after 22 seasons in February.
Since then, all eyes have been on his next moves, which includes growing his many companies, Autograph.io, the Brady brand and TB12 Sports.
That also includes 199 Productions, which has produced the ESPN docuseries, which ran for nine episodes during the winter. The upcoming movie, meanwhile, will mark Brady’s feature film producing debut as well as see him return to the screen in his first appearance since 2015’s . “He is just a great guy.
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