'Next Goal Wins' Trailer Shows Taika Waititi's 'Ted Lasso'
“From the Loser of Best Picture.”
The cast of NEXT GOAL WINS. Photo by Hilary Bronwyn Gayle. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2022 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved.
After being announced in 2019, Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins has had a journey to get to release. Based on a 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins is a (theatrically typical) sports underdog story revolving around the American Samoa soccer team and their coach, Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender). The film, which is Waititi’s follow-up to last year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, was originally slated to open in April 2023 but was delayed when Armie Hammer was recast following sexual assault allegations. Hammer was replaced by Will Arnett, who plays soccer executive opposite Elisabeth Moss and Lehi Falepapalangi, among others.
Read the synopsis for Next Goal Wins below:
Directed by Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok), NEXT GOAL WINS follows the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. With the World Cup Qualifiers approaching, the team hires down-on-his-luck, maverick coach Thomas Rongen (Michael Fassbender) hoping he will turn the world’s worst soccer team around in this heartfelt underdog comedy.
