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EXCLUSIVE: On nan heels of launching Reign, Run-A-Muck, a creator-led, multi-platform world of women’s sports company, is expanding nan beingness pinch nan improvement of Courtside, a modern sports romanticist drama group successful nan world of master women’s basketball. Courtside is being developed pinch heavy ties to nan world it portrays, pinch players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson each group to appear. Colson will besides executive produce, alongside an quality from Run-A-Muck co-founder Jennifer Beals.
“This is precisely nan benignant of communicative we want to beryllium telling astatine Run-A-Muck,” said Run-A-Muck co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Ilene Chaiken. “Women’s sports are driving civilization successful a measurement that feels undeniable, and there’s a existent appetite for character-driven queer stories that bespeak that world authentically. With REIGN, we’re creating abstraction to show those stories crossed formats, grounded successful nan voices and experiences of nan athletes themselves.”
Written by Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin, nan movie follows an injury-plagued women’s hoops superstar whose title ambitions are upended erstwhile she falls for her teammate.
“It feels for illustration I’ve been waiting my full life for this benignant of excitement to situation women’s basketball, and I’m excited to blend my emotion of sports, lesbian tension, and drama into 1 project,” said Nichols.
Courtside marks nan 2nd characteristic movie collaboration for Nichols and Usdin, whose debut feature, Suicide Kale, won Audience Awards astatine some Outfest and NewFest.
“I don’t deliberation I’ve ever said yes to an opportunity faster than I did for Courtside,” added Colson. “I respect Carly and Brittani’s consciousness of joke truthful overmuch and being progressive pinch this successful immoderate capacity sounded amazing! I’m elated to spot a caller procreation of women’s sports films. I tin already consciousness really transformative this movie will beryllium successful position of practice connected surface for minorities, queer people, and women’s hoops players and fans alike.”
REIGN’s increasing slate besides includes its flagship podcast Is She Game?, hosted by breakout creator Coach Jackie J, which will debut later this summertime connected YouTube and podcast platforms.
