Adrien Brody to Play Legendary Basketball Coach Pat Riley in HBO's 1980s-Set Los Angeles Lakers Series
Adrien Brody has been cast in the role of legendary basketball coach Pat Riley in HBO’s upcoming 1980s-set series chronicling the Los Angeles Lakers. The series will follow the professional and personal lives of the team in what came to be known as the Showtime Era.
“Riley led the Lakers to four NBA championships and unprecedented superstardom. His iconic style, confidence, and fast-break offense defined 80’s basketball and influenced pop culture at large.”
He joins previously cast John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss, Jason Clarke as Jerry West, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson, Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gaby Hoffmann as Claire Rothman, Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss, DeVaughn Nixon as Norm Nixon, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as Donald Sterling, Delante Desouza as Michael Cooper, Stephen Adly Guirgis as Frank Mariani, Tamera Tomakili as Earletha ‘Cookie’ Kelly, and Joey Brooks as Lon Rosen.
The Untitled Lakers Project is set to hit HBO in 2022.
via: Variety