Next Goal Wins Movie Details:
Movie Name | Next Goal Wins |
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Based on | Next Goal Wins by Mike Brett, Steve Jamison |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Sport, Comedy, Drama |
Release Date | September 10, 2023 (TIFF) November 17, 2023 (United States) |
Running Time | 1hr 43min |
Age rating | PG-13 |
Cast | Michael Fassbender Oscar Kightley Kaimana David Fane Rachel House Beulah Koale Taika Waititi Will Arnett Elisabeth Moss |
Directed by | Taika Waititi |
Screenplay by | Taika Waititi Iain Morris |
Produced by | Jonathan Cavendish Garrett Basch Taika Waititi Mike Brett Steve Jamison |
Cinematography by | Lachlan Milne |
Edited by | Nicholas Monsour |
Music by | Michael Giacchino |
Production Company | Imaginarium Productions TSG Entertainment Defender Films Garrett Basch Production |
Distributor | Searchlight Pictures |
Next Goal Wins Movie Cast & Characters:
- Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen
- Oscar Kightley as Tavita
- Kaimana as Jaiyah Saelua
- David Fane as Ace
- Rachel House as Ruth
- Beulah Koale as Daru Taumua
- Will Arnett as Alex Magnussen
- Elisabeth Moss as Gail
- Uli Latukefu as Nicky Salapu
- Chris Alosio as Jonah
- Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi as Pisa
- Semu Filipo as Rambo
- Ioane Goodhue as Smiley
- Rhys Darby as Rhys Marlin
- Angus Sampson as Angus Bendleton
- Luke Hemsworth as Keith
- Kaitlyn Dever as Nicole
- Hio Pelesasa as Samson
- David Tu’itupou as Tall David
- Levy Tuiala as Chief Sila
- Loretta Ables Sayre as Rambo’s mother
- Frankie Adams as Frangipani
- Taika Waititi as an American-Samoan priest
Storyline:
The film is about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen’s efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered the weakest football team in the world, to qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Next Goal Wins Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
Budget | $14 million |
Opening Weekend | $5 million from 2,240 theaters |
Domestic Collection | $6.7 million |
International Collection | $11 million |
Worldwide Collection | $17.8 million |
About Next Goal Wins Movie:
- The film is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Steve Jamison and Mike Brett.
- Principal photography for the film began in November 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii, and wrapped by January 2020.
- In December 2021, it was announced that Hammer was replaced by Will Arnett in reshoots, in part due to abuse allegations made against Hammer in January 2021.
- Taika Waititi and Elizabeth Moss both worked on a Green Lantern movie, Waititi was in Green Lantern (2011) and Moss voiced a character in Green Lantern: Emerald Knights (2011).
- Next Goal Wins premiered at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2023, and was released in the United States on November 17, 2023, by Searchlight Pictures.
- The film was originally set to be released on April 21, 2023, before being postponed to September 22, 2023, and then to its current date.
- In the United States and Canada, Next Goal Wins was released alongside The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Trolls Band Together, and Thanksgiving, and was projected to gross around $5 million from 2,240 theaters in its opening weekend. It went on to debut at $2.5 million, finishing eighth at the box office.