Peter Berg’s Netflix War Movie ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ to Premiere at AFI Fest (Exclusive)
The film, an adaptation of Buzz Bissinger’s bestseller of the same name, will premiere in a Gala slot on Oct. 22.
The film, an adaptation of Buzz Bissinger’s bestseller of the same name, will premiere in a Gala slot on Oct. 22.
The ‘Smile 2’ standout gets the biggest dramatic part of his career in Netflix’s gritty war film, and says it’s changed his outlook on working in the industry he grew up surrounded by: “I want movies to live forever, and I want to be a small part of that.”
Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis also star in the AFI Fest-premiering film, inspired by the true story of a football game played between Marines stationed in the Pacific theater of WWII.
The ESPN personality appears in Peter Berg’s new sports war drama alongside Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgard, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis.
Peter Berg is bringing one of World War II’s most improbable true stories to the big screen, and now it has a date. “The Mosquito Bowl,” directed by Berg (“Lone Survivor,” “Deepwater Horizon”), will open in U.S. theaters Oct. 30 before making its Netflix premiere Nov. 25, Variety can exclusively reveal, along with a first […]