Omari Hardwick, Kelly Rowland, And Rome Flynn Join Marsai Martin In The New Film ‘Fantasy Football’

So after ending the 8 seasons of the series Black-ish, actress/producer Marsai Martin is still moving up in the entertainment industry. Martin and Paramount are teaming up for a new live-action film called Fantasy Football, and an incredible lineup of stars will be in the film.

According to Variety, “Fantasy Football” follows 16-year-old Callie A. Coleman (Martin; “Little”) who discovers she can control her professional football player dad, Bobby Coleman’s (Hardwick; “Army of the Dead,” “Power”) prowess on the field through the EA Sports Madden NFL game.”

Omari Hardwick (Power) will play Callie’s father and Kelly Rowland (American Soul) will star as her mother. Also joining the cast is Emmy-award-winning actor Rome Flynn (How To Get Away With Murder).

Martin, who is also the film’s producer, will be partnership with LeBron James and Maverick Carter‘s SpringHill Firm.

Directed by NAACP Image Award-winner Anton Cooper have shared with the upcoming project.

“I am so excited to be working with such a talented and supportive group. Fantasy Football is a culmination of the adrenaline of the NFL and the fun of EA Sports Madden NFL, with the heart of a father-daughter relationship. As the father of a teenage daughter, I can’t wait to sit down and watch this with her. It’s everything a great film is supposed to be.”

Fantasy Football is written by Emmy winners Dan Gurewitch and David Young, and the film is based on an original screenplay by Richard T. Jones, Jeremy Loethen, and Tim Ogletree.

Fantasy Football begins shooting this month in Atlanta, GA.