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Tom Bradyis unretired — sort of.
Aside from appearing in the movie, Brady will co-produce via his production company, 199 Productions, in conjunction with Donna Gigliotti (Silver Linings Playbook,Hidden Figures,Shakespeare in Love) and Endeavor Content. Gigliotti and Brady also developed the project together.
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Brady — who has shown off his comedic chops incommercials for T-Mobile, Subway and FTX, as well as appeared in a handful of films like 2003’sStuck on Youand 2015’sEntourage— recentlyhung up his helmet after 22 seasonswith the NFL.
His final two seasons in the NFL were played with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who Brady led to his seventh Super Bowl victory in 2021.
Brady admitted towanting to be back on the fieldahead of this year’s Super Bowl LVI, writing, “I wish I was ‼️ ❤️” in a comment on wifeGisele Bündchen’s Instagrampost that asked, “Who’s working this weekend?”
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According to a press release, Benedict “spent two years inside the organization,” following Patriots' quarterback Brady, head coachBill Belichikand ownerRobert Kraft.
Emmy-nominated filmmaker Matthew Hamachek, who helmed the 2021Tiger WoodsdocuseriesTiger, will direct.
source: people.com
