Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland and Rome Flynn Join Marsai Martin in ‘Fantasy Football’
variety.comAngelique Jackson Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland and Rome Flynn will star opposite Marsai Martin in the new movie “Fantasy Football.”“Fantasy Football” follows 16-year-old Callie A.
Coleman (Martin; “Little”) who discovers she can control her professional football player dad, Bobby Coleman’s (Hardwick; “Army of the Dead,” “Power”) prowess on the field through the EA Sports Madden NFL game.
Grammy winner Rowland (“American Soul”) plays Keisha Coleman, Callie’s mom, while Emmy winner Flynn (“How to Get Away With Murder,” “The Bold and the Beautiful”) is Anderson Fisher, Bobby’s rookie arch rival.NFL Films and EA Sports have also boarded the project, signing on to provide expertise on various aspects related to the production.
The Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films project begins shooting this month in Atlanta, Ga., with the live-action movie planned to premiere on Paramount+ later this year.
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