We spoke with ShootingStars actor Wood Harris on making a sports drama, working with LeBron James, and reuniting with co-star Caleb McLaughlin and director Chris Robinson.
Shooting Stars, from director Chris Robinson and based on the book by LeBron James and Buzz Bissinger, tells the inspiring story of how a young LeBron James and his childhood best friends Lil Dru , Willie McGee and Sian Cotton turned a love of basketball into a life-changing opportunity for themselves and their families.
WOOD HARRIS: You’re right, it’s LeBron James, so you consider it straight away. Honestly, he’s a historical figure, I’d say. But then, when I read it and saw what was needed of me, in the role of Big Dru, or Coach Dru, how could I not do it? It was a great opportunity to work again with people I had worked with before, like Caleb [McLaughlin]. We did the New Addition biopic together, with Chris [Robinson], who directed that. So, it was a bit of a reunion.
You’ve done your fair share of roles in sports dramas, even though they’ve all been very different. What do you think it is about sports stories that helps them succeed and sustain throughout cinema? It’s definitely a genre that never gets old, so where do you think this one fits within that, overall?
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