Kyrie Irving’s alter ego, Uncle Drew, is leaving the small screen to head to the silver screen. Yes, Uncle Drew is getting a full-length feature film this year and fans of basketball are here for it. The trailer for the movie was released on Wednesday (Feb. 14), and it looks legit.
The movie is based on a Pepsi campaign that had Irving dressed up as an old man and going around to local basketball courts to show challengers that old folks can ball.
In addition to the Boston Celtic star, the movie recruits former NBA players Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller and Nate Robinson as well as former WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Get Out’s Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish from Girl Trip, Erica Ash and Nick Kroll are among the cast.
Summit Entertainment’s Uncle Drew is set to be released on June 29th. The movie is directed by Charles Stone who is known for directing Drumline and Mr. 3000.
According to the official summary by Lionsgate, After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival (Nick Kroll). Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew’s old basketball squad (Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, and Lisa Leslie) and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one.
You can take a look at Pepsi Max series below to see where the inspiration for the movie came from.
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