Disney+ Producing a New Sports Film Called GREEK FREAK About Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo
Disney has a long history of making great and inspirational sports movies. It looks like Disney+ will allow them to continue that tradition. It was recently announced that they will be producing a feature film called Greek Freak, which tells the true story of Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was named the NBA’s MVP in June.
The film will follow Antetokounmpo’s early life and current career. I don’t follow much basketball these days, but here’s some information that was provided on the subject of the film:
Antetokounmpo had an interesting early life; he was born in Athens, Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants. However, due to Greek laws, he did not automatically receive full Greek citizenship and was effectively stateless until he was 18.
He started out playing in the Greek basketball league before moving to Spanish team CAI Zaragoza. In 2013, he made himself available for the NBA Draft and was chosen as a first-round pick, 15th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. In the 2016/17 season, he led the Bucks in all stats categories and became the first player in NBA history to finish a regular season in the top 20 across total points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. He received Most Improved Player in 2017.
Sports insiders suggest that he is expected to sign a supermax contract extension next summer, which could be worth around $250M, the largest contract in NBA history, unless he decides to test out the free-agency market.
Sounds like an interesting story and I’ll definitely watch it. While I don’t watch a lot of sports, I do love a good sports movie! Some of my favorite films are sports films! I just like good stories, and this seems like a good story to tell.
Oh! And the title of the film, Greek Freak, is the nickname Antetokounmpo was given.
Source: Deadline