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Now Netflix is continuing the theme, with production starting in Rome on its based-on-a-true-story football drama, The Beautiful Game.
A previous version of the project was mounted at Fox Searchlight with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson. The film’s producer Graham Broadbent said, “The Beautiful Game is a film about succeeding against the odds.
Our film shows the joy, drama and excitement of this real life tournament and the enormous potential of people left behind by society,” There is no confirmed date for the film’s release, but we'll update you as soon as it's announced.
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