Overview
- Well Go USA released the first U.S. trailer on Jan. 8 and confirmed a March 6 theatrical opening.
- Hubert Davis directs the reimagining, with Ashton James as Dean Youngblood and Blair Underwood as his father.
- The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival.
- Davis emphasizes a fresh take on ’80s sports-movie masculinity and authentic hockey action, with James training on ice for two years.
- The screenplay is by Josh Epstein, Kyle Rideout, Seneca Aaron and the late Charles Officer, whose influence the team says it honors.