Taika Waititi and Michael Fassbender Are Underdogs in ‘Next Goal Wins’ Trailer (Video)
thewrap.com“Next Goal Wins.” The film, an adaptation of the sports documentary of the same name, is based on the true story of Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender), the soccer coach tasked with turning around the American Samoa national soccer team, considered one of the weakest teams in international play, in their bid to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
Waititi’s humor is on full display in the trailer, with Abba’s “Take a Chance on Me” playing throughout. As blonde Fassbender stars as Rongen, a down-on-his-luck coach engaging in the sports formula of traveling to a different country to turn a ragtag group of soccer players into champions.
Waititi himself even plays on this, emphasizing his losses of an Oscar with “Jojo Rabbit” and a Teen Choice Award for “Thor: Ragnarok.” Waititi is director and co-screenwriter alongside Iain Morris.
The project is being put out by Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium Productions, which optioned Mike Brett and Steve Jamison’s documentary in 2015.
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