National Champions Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

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.

Drama Sports

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in National Champions.

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  Stephan James

  21 Bridges, War Machine

• A
  Alexander Ludwig

  Marked Men: Rule & Shaw, Heart of Champions

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  J.K. Simmons

  The Accountant 2, The Account 2

• L
  Lil Rel Howery

  One of Them Days, Dog Man

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  Timothy Olyphant

  Havoc, Amsterdam

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  Kristin Chenoweth

  You Again, The Star

• U
  Uzo Aduba

  Lightyear, Greedy People

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  Tim Blake Nelson

  Captain America: Brave New World, Dune: Part Two

• R
  Russell Wilson

• A
  Andrew Bachelor

  Legend of the White Dragon, To All The Boys I've Loved Before

• J
  Jeffrey Donovan

  First Love, Sicario

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  David Koechner

  Final Destination 5, Yours, Mine & Ours

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

Production Details

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Key Facts

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

Production Updates for National Champions

Nov 2021

Completed

Changed National Champions movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jun 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Jun 2021

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Wrapped shooting in New Orleans.

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