The LeBron James Movie SHOOTING STAR Cast Announced Including STRANGER THINGS Star Caleb McLaughlin
The upcoming LeBron James biopic film Shooting Star has announced its cast with Marquis “Mookie” Cook, a high-ranking high school basketball player, taking on the role of LeBron James. The cast also includes Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin, along with Algee Smith (Euphoria), Dermot Mulroney, Wood Harris (Space Jam: A New Legacy, Creed II), Natalie Paul (The Blacklist), Katlyn Nichol (Black-ish), Avery Wills (Swagger), Scoot Henderson, and Khalil Everage (Cobra Kai).
The film is set up at Universal Pictures and SpringHill Co. and it’s based on the 2009 book that was written by James and Buzz Bissinger.
The story chronicles “how James and his best friends in Akron formed a close-knit bond that sustained them through a failed national championship tournament and winning a title by the end of high school. Along the way there were plenty of tests, such as broken homes, jealousies and even James’ own mega-success.”
McLaughlin is taking on the role of Dru Joyce III, “a best friend and the son of the boys’ coach, Dru Joyce II, who is played by Harris.”
Smith is playing Illya McGee while Wills is Willie McGee, “a member of the best friend club. Henderson, will portray the dour Romeo Travis, while Everage takes on the role as group enforcer Sian Cotton.”
Mulroney is playing Coach Keith Dambrot, Natalie Paul is playing James’ mother, Gloria, while Katlyn Nichol is James’s wife, Savannah James.
The movie is being directed by Chris Robinson (ATL, Black-ish) from a script written by Frank E. Flowers, Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier.
The kid they got to play James is 6-foot-7, 200 pounds, and he’s a starting forward at Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona, part of the class of 2023. A 5-star recruit, he is already committed to the University of Oregon, rating as the No. 2 starting forward in the nation and the No. 1 player in the state of Arizona.
The film started shooting this week in locations in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio.
Source: THR