“This is the story we wanted to tell - and what I believe will impact audiences," Warner said of the movie in a release from Lionsgate. "People should be ready to step into new and bigger things, and to not allow their circumstances to define them.”
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He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
View Gallery: Photos: Super Bowl champion and NFL Hall of Famer Kurt WarnerĪfter three Super Bowl appearances across 12 NFL seasons, Warner retired from the league in 2010 and subsequently joined the NFL Network as an analyst.
More: Kurt Warner gives behind the scenes look at how his life made it to the big screen Though a budget has not been announced for "American Underdog," a previous film from directors Jon and Andrew Erwin - "I Can Only Imagine" (2018) - surpassed box-office expectations at the time, grossing more than $70 million on a budget of $7 million.
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Louis Rams, leading his team to victory in the first Super Bowl of the millennium.ĭistributed by Lionsgate, the movie stars Zachary Levi as Kurt Warner and includes Dennis Quaid as former Rams coach Dick Vermeil and Anna Paquin as Brenda Warner. "American Underdog" is based on Warner's 2009 memoir, "All Things Possible: My Story of Faith, Football and the First Miracle Season."īoth the autobiography (HarperOne, 2009 and film tell the story of Warner's trajectory from a shelf-stocker in Cedar Falls to an MVP quarterback for the St. Inside how 'American Underdog' came to be What is 'American Underdog' based on? More: Kurt Warner's 'magical' story was meant for the big screen. However, COVID-19-related delays pushed the film's release date to Christmas Day 2021. The film was originally planned to be release in winter 2020. 25, starring Zachary Levi ("Shazam!," "Chuck") as the titular Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner.
"American Underdog," a biopic of Warner's life, opens on Dec. Now, filmmakers are hoping a new biopic about the native Iowan's life, dubbed "American Underdog," can do the same after its own false start due to COVID-19 delays. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is known for his stutter-step into the NFL that launched his astronomical rise to fame. Watch Video: Inside Kurt Warner's 'magical' story told in 'American Underdog'įormer St.
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