Compelling Trailer For NCAA Football Drama NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Starring Stephan James and J.K. Simmons

A captivating trailer has been released for the NCAA football drama National Champions. The film stars Golden Globe nominee Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk, 21 Bridges) and Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash), as well as Uzo Aduba (In Treatment), and Tim Blake Nelson (The Ballad of Buster Scruggs).

The film is directed by Ric Roman Waugh (Shot Caller) from a script written by Adam Mervis, based on the play he wrote of the same name.

Here’s the synopsis:

Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player's strike declaring they won't compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (Simmons) and various power brokers (Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba) must race against the clock.

This looks like an incredibly intense and fascinating story, and I can’t wait to check it out. Watch the trailer below, and see National Champions when it arrives in theaters on December 10, 2021.