Run-A-Muck Developing Movie ‘Courtside’ Featuring WNBA Players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance and Syd Colson
Run-A-Muck is developing a new movie titled Courtside, featuring WNBA players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson. The film is a romantic comedy set in the world of women's basketball and aims to authentically represent the experiences of female athletes. It is directed by Carly Usdin and written by Brittani Nichols, marking their second collaboration together.
- ▪Courtside is a modern sports romantic comedy focused on professional women's basketball.
- ▪Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson will star in the film, with Colson also serving as an executive producer.
- ▪The film aims to reflect the growing cultural significance of women's sports and include character-driven queer stories.
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Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance and Syd Colson Getty Images EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of launching Reign, Run-A-Muck, a creator-led, multi-platform company, is expanding its women sports division with the development of the movie Courtside, a modern sports romantic comedy set in the world of professional women’s basketball. Courtside is being developed with deep ties to the world it portrays, with players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson all set to appear. Colson will also executive produce, alongside an appearance from Run-A-Muck co-founder Jennifer Beals. “This is exactly the kind of story we want to be telling at Run-A-Muck,” said Run-A-Muck co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Ilene Chaiken.
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