National Champions Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 7, 2022

National Champions

Release Date: Friday, December 10, 2021 Nationwide

Basil Iwanyk, Lil Rel Howery, J.K. Simmons, Timothy Olyphant, Jeffrey Donovan, Stephan James, Tim Blake Nelson, Kristin Chenoweth, David Koechner, Alexander Ludwig, Ric Roman Waugh, Andrew Bachelor, Uzo Aduba, Adam Mervis, Russell Wilson, Brendon Boyea, Greg Economou

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Plot

What's the story about?

Three days before the college football national championship game, star quarterback LeMarcus James (Stephan James) and teammate Emmett Sunday (Alexander Ludwig) ignite a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated. With billions of dollars at risk and legacies on the line, the stakes could not be higher. Now, with only hours until kickoff, the head coach (J.K. Simmons) and various power brokers (Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant, Uzo Aduba) must race against the clock to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in National Champions.

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Stephan James
Race, If Beale Street Could Talk
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Alexander Ludwig
Bad Boys: Ride or Die, The Hunger Games
J.K. Simmons
Whiplash, Saturday Night
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Lil Rel Howery
Dog Man, Harold and the Purple Crayon
Timothy Olyphant
Mother's Day, Amsterdam
Kristin Chenoweth
Strange Magic, My Little Pony: The Movie
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Uzo Aduba
Greedy People, The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat
Tim Blake Nelson
Captain America: Brave New World, Greedy People
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Russell Wilson
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Andrew Bachelor
Legend of the White Dragon, Greenland
J
Jeffrey Donovan
Wrath of Man, Sicario
David Koechner
A Week Away, Piranha 3DD

Crew Behind the Film

The National Champions behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Ric Roman Waugh last directed Kandahar and Angel Has Fallen. The film's writer Adam Mervis last wrote 21 Bridges.

Director: Ric Roman Waugh
Screenwriter: Adam Mervis
Producers: Brendon Boyea
Greg Economou
Basil Iwanyk

Studios: STXfilms; STX Entertainment
Production Company: Thunder Road Pictures

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official National Champions movie trailers and clips.

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National Champions Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the National Champions movie production.

Key Facts

A story that takes place three days before the college football national championship game.

Production Updates

Nov 2021

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Jun 2021

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production. Wrapped shooting in New Orleans.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

National Champions was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, December 10, 2021. There were 19 other movies released on the same date, including West Side Story, Being the Ricardos and Don't Look Up.

Movie Theaters

2021-12-10 Nationwide

United States

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