'Shooting Stars' sees LeBron James' life story into a film

By Javed Baloch | viageeks.com images - Peacock | 28/03/23

[{"selector":"#anim-b70e51c4-0e10-422b-8141-f412894e2842","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-58d36e49-4e22-47f0-aad7-d02c5c008340","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-befba559-1b44-43a8-a1e1-14d207e297b6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 292.16761%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Peacock has released the first teaser trailer for their upcoming original movie 'Shooting Stars'. Pic: Peacock Pic: Peacock

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[{"selector":"#anim-2d87ab48-7c4d-44f8-b129-3d6746585c09","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4f1eec7e-ab05-4c2a-bde9-6327c1feb361","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e12f0e35-8747-47a0-9774-5b74440d8281","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 170.91239%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Here is the official synopsis of the movie from the description of the official teaser on Peacock's YouTube: Based on the book by LeBron James and the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Friday Night Lights, Buzz Bissinger, Pic: Peacock Pic: Peacock

[{"selector":"#anim-1f1e908f-df94-46f7-aaf8-013840f60298","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-63fca862-a2db-41f3-b46f-543812d407d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3b0bd0c4-4d34-4ed4-9d90-0c6b25e7f168","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 195.31598%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Shooting Stars is the inspiring origin story of a basketball superhero, revealing how LeBron James and his childhood friends become the #1 high school team in the country, Pic: Peacock Pic: Peacock

[{"selector":"#anim-4cb24273-81a5-4434-8c5a-76b19f650ac4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6b94b34-3323-4087-8afa-9a5681006a90","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72936c0c-7149-498f-8e21-ad8d8b610bb1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 232.37304%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] launching James’s breathtaking career as a four-time NBA Champion, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and the NBA’s all-time leading scorer." Pic: Peacock Pic: Peacock

[{"selector":"#anim-866109f1-29a0-4d83-a5e5-fb79a4f501b7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e817191-b7ee-4bd2-b446-2376d3c6c2a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d14b1d30-e929-4d7a-b48d-eff890f38d78","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 482.62105%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The movie will premiere on Peacock's streaming service on June 2nd, 2023. Pic: Peacock Pic: Peacock