Adrien Brody will enter the track for his next role.
The Oscar-winning actor has been chosen in the new HBO series about legendary basketball coach Pat Riley, according to a Variety report.
New Yorker Riley worked with superstars Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during one of the best times of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s.
Smart casting: Adrien Brody will enter the track for his next role. The Oscar-winning actor has been chosen in the new HBO series about legendary basketball coach Pat Riley, according to a Variety report on Tuesday
Pat is now 75 years old and Adrien is 47 years old.
Riley is considered one of the best coaches of all time. He is also known for his Hollywood image, as the former player straightened his hair and wore Armani suits on match day.
The drama series will focus on Pat’s time as coach of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s during the dominant ‘Showtime era’, which was known for an ‘exciting style of basketball’.
There was also the quick pause and the faceless look, which wanted to excite the audience, with a more intense rhythm.
The early days of fame: in 1982 he was head coach of the LA Lakers; seen with Los Angeles Lakers No. 32 player Magic Johnson
Before coaching, he was a player: Riley, No. 12 of the Los Angeles Lakers, talks to head coach Bill Sharman during an NBA basketball game around 1973 at the Inglewood Forum, California.
This era also included groups and dancing girls for entertainment purposes, as owner Gerry Buss was inspired by dance clubs.
And the personal lives of the players will also be seen.
Riley led the Lakers to four NBA championships and an unprecedented superstar.
He was named NBA Coach of the Year three times (1989–90, 1992–93 and 1996–97).
He also had autonomy: he is the first American sports figure to win a championship as a player, as an assistant coach, as a head coach and as an executive, and in various roles he has reached the NBA Finals in six different decades.
Riley: Riley is considered one of the best coaches of all time. He is also known for his Hollywood image, as the former player straightened his hair and wore Armani suits on match day. Seen in 1986
Working: Riley talks to Byron Scott # 4 during an NBA game at the Great Western Forum in Los Angeles, California, in 1987
The series is based on Jeff Pearlman’s non-fiction book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley and the Los Angeles Dynasty Lakers of the 1980s.
The screenwriter is Max Borenstein and Adam McKay directed the pilot.
Also appearing in the film are John C. Reilly as Jerry Buss, Jason Clarke as Jerry West, Quincy Isaiah as Magic Johnson, Solomon Hughes as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Gaby Hoffmann as Claire Rothman and Hadley Robinson as Jeanie Buss.
Complete the series DeVaughn Nixon as Norm Nixon, Molly Gordon as Linda Zafrani, Rob Morgan as Earvin Johnson Sr., Spencer Garrett as Chick Hearn, Kirk Bovill as Donald Sterling and Delante Desouza as Michael Cooper.
There’s also Stephen Adly Guirgis as Frank Mariani, Tamera Tomakili as Earletha ‘Cookie’ Kelly and Joey Brooks as Lon Rosen.
Brody won the Oscar for Best Actor for his starring role in The Pianist.
A good fit: the film also features John C. Reilly, left in 2018, as Jerry Buss, right
Actor and Athlete: Quincy Isaiah, left, will play the iconic Magic Johnson
He is currently filming an untitled murder mystery for Searchlight alongside Saoirse Ronan and Sam Rockwell.
Her next project to be launched is the Netflix series Blonde, by Marilyn Monroe, starring Ana de Armas.
And he has a role in Wes Anderson’s new film, The French Dispatch.
Then there’s the TV series Chapelwaite for Epix.
Brody has also starred in King Kong with Naomi Watts and Midnight In Paris with Owen Wilson.
In a game: Brody attends a game between the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Lakers at the March 2010 Staples Center in Los Angeles