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Last week I wrote about some of the best, and some of the not-so-best sports movies of 2008. For this week I looked into my crystal ball (OK fine, the Internet) to see what sports movies we might be entertained by in 2009. While some of the movies listed will definitely hit theaters this year, some might get pushed back to 2010, and some just might not get made at all.
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In other words, apologies if you get excited about one of these films (Bronze God, perhaps) and then never get to see it. Just don't blame me, blame the crazy Internet movie rumor mill. So what do we possibly have to look forward to in the next 12 months? Let's take a look.
Movie: Ballers.
Scoop: It's about either pro football or pro basketball -- the Internet isn't so sure.
Outlook: It's produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, so either something will explode, or someone will end up triumphing over adversity like in his monster hit, Remember the Titans. I'll go with the latter.
Movie: Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach.
Scoop: Stifler as a high school tennis coach. Outlook: If you like porn mustaches and people getting hit in the groin with tennis balls, then do I have a movie for you!
Movie: Big Fan.
Scoop: A dweeby New York Giants fan gets his ass kicked by his favorite player.
Outlook: Directed by Robert Siegel, writer of The Wrestler, and starring uber-nerd comedian Patton Oswalt, this dark-side-of-sports-fandom indie is thus far the most intriguing sports film of the year.
Movie: Bronze God.
Scoop: A(nother) Will Ferrell sports movie, only this one's about beach volleyball.
Outlook: There's no concrete evidence that this one's actually getting made, so who knows? But I'm gonna go out on a limb and assume that if it does happen, Ferrell will spend a lot of time acting like a jackass with his shirt off. Just a hunch.
