A sob story about a white teacher coaching a crosscountry running team of. Kevin costner has been cast as a cross country coach in the disney movie mcfarland, which will be based on the true story of the mcfarland high. Kevin costner, in full kevin michael costner, born january 18, 1955, lynwood, california, u. Kevin costner finds true inspiration in mcfarland, usa. Mcfarland, usa kevin costner stars as a highschool p. Craig virgin, now 59, was a cross country monster in his day. A track coach costner in a small california town transforms a group of young latino farm workers into a team of crosscountry runners. Mcfarland, usa and crosscountry coach costner one has to be suspicious of movies released during the postoscar and presummer movie season. A new gym teacher at a predominantly latino high school starts a cross country team from scratch in the first trailer and new photos from disneys. Kevin costner looks absolutely criminal in his new movie.
Kevin costner to play cross country coach in disney movie. In america, this is a lot of peoples journey, doing these kinds of jobs hoping. The movies about jim white kevin costner who became the head coach of a cross country team in small high school in a small town filled with mexican immigrants. Kevin costner talks mcfarland, usa, great sports movies.
My son and i were headed home, fresh from a screening of mcfarland, usa, the new family film from disney starring kevin costner. Kevin costner plays a coach who starts a high school crosscountry team of. Based on a true story so states a tearductpriming title card and set in the late 1980s, kevin costner plays a football coach of entitled snots. Coach jim white kevin costner is the new pe teacher in mcfarland, an economically challenged town in californias farmrich central valley. Kevin costner returns to the sports movie genre in this inspirational story of an underdog cross country team. With kevin costner, maria bello, ramiro rodriguez, carlos pratts. Good acting, directing and story make mcfarland usa. White sees the athletic potential at the predominantly latino high school and decides to put together a cross country team. One of hollywoods most prominent strong, silent types, kevin costner was for several years the celluloid personification of the baseball industry, given his indelible mark with baseballthemed hits like featurev7502bull durhambulldurham. In mcfarland, usa, kevin costner coaches crosscountry. Jim white moves his family after losing his last job as a football coach. Mcfarland, usa official trailer 2015 kevin costner. Starring kevin costner, maria bello, carlos pratts, hector duran. The movie is based on the 1987 true story of crosscountry coach jim white costner who leads a group of novice high school runners from an economically challenged town in california to.
Kevin costner, center, plays a coach to a crosscountry team in. Hit the jump to learn costners idea for an epic western that wed like now, please. Mcfarland, usa director talks film, kevin costner, more. He sees that some of the students are worth starting a crosscountry team and. Based on a true story, the film stars kevin costner as. Mcfarland usa is an apologetically inspirational disney sports movie. Kevin costners new sports film, the wonderfully entertaining and inspiring mcfarland, usa, tells the true story of a downonhisluck coach, jim white costner, and seven hispanic high school students in california who besides juggling the demands of high school and helping their parents pick crops in the fields. Based on a true story, the film stars kevin costner as crosscountry running coach who takes a position at a predominantly latino high school in. Meet the reallife hero coach played by kevin costner in. Kevin costner list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Kevin costner on his role in the true story mcfarland usa. Sean wist if youre looking for inspiration, look no further than supermans foster dad, kevin costner. So, when i saw there was a new sports movie called mcfarland, usa that i had not heard anything about that starred kevin costner, i went into it with low expectations. Kevin costner, maria bello and carlos pratts star in the sports drama mcfarland, usa.
Cross country movie hits right notes shad powers, the desert sun published 5. Kevin costner is no stranger to westerns, and hes been thinking over a return to the genre in a big way. He talks his way into creating a crosscountry team when he sees championship potential in some. Kevin costner knew he had found the right aggressive buzzcut after being shorn in his trailer the morning before starting work on the action thriller criminal but costner received even more. Kevin costner plays jim white, a teacher and crosscountry coach at a mostly latino high school in mcfarland, california, based on a true story and set in the 19871988 school year. Kevin costners new tv series yellowstone is filming. Mcfarland, usa, a disney film based on the true 1987 story of jim white kevin costner, a high school running coach who tries to turn his motley charges into state crosscountry champions. Fear not hulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies.
Disney has created something of its own genre of inspirational sports movies. Mcfarland, usa also known as mcfarland is a 2015 american sports drama film directed by. I think what makes this movie stand apart from the other films is that the main characters, mainly the runners, are some of. Cross country doesnt get the respect that it should. Based on the 1987 true story, mcfarland, usa follows novice runners from mcfarland, an economically challenged town in californias farmrich central valley, as they give their all to build a crosscountry team under the direction of coach jim white kevin costner, a newcomer to their predominantly latino high school. Mcfarland, usa official trailer 2015 kevin costner movie hd filmisnow movie trailers. Still the only american man to ever win the world cross country championshiptwice, actually, in 1980 and 1981he also set seven.
Its set in 1987 and a new teacher, played by kevin costner, takes a job at mcfarland high school. The crosscountry team meets with coach jim white kevin costner in mcfarland, usa. High school coach jim white transformed his community through crosscountry. Kevin costner, center, plays a coach to a crosscountry team in mcfarland, usa, a sports film directed by niki caro. Kevin costner talks about his new film mcfarland, usa, what he wants people to know about the story, what makes a great sports movie, and more. New mcfarland, usa trailer features kevin costner as a. Disney has released a new mcfarland, usa trailer for director niki caros inspirational sports drama. An entirely predictable, mostly honorable movie, mcfarland, usa tells the story of a. Set in the 1980s and inspired by actual events, the inspirational disney sports drama mcfarland stars kevin costner as a california track coach determined to shape a predominately hispanic team. Theres a new mcfarland, usa trailer, offering another look at the kevin costnerled sports drama hitting the big screen february 20, 2015 from disney. In 2016, he played the fictional character al harrison, a nasa space task group supervisor, in hidden figures, and in 2017, he starred with jessica chastain in aaron sorkin s. Kevin costner has massive plans for a new western, and we. Kevin costner has been cast as a cross country coach in the disney movie mcfarland, which will be based on the true story of the mcfarland.
Coach blanco doesnt have a racist bone in his body, but this movie is set. From sunup to all kinds of hours, in all kinds of conditions, says costner, who plays a crosscountry coach. Kevin costner was just commenting on the energy of good morning america and were all talking about his newest film called mcfarland usa. New mcfarland, usa trailer features kevin costner as a cross. Kevin costner leads crosscountry in the trailer for mcfarland usa december 23, 2014 by. The director, niki caro, who is originally from new zealand and whose.
Kevin costners new tv series yellowstone is filming, and spending tons of money, all over utah. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards. No, the real coach jim white actually started coaching cross country at mcfarland high. Kevin costner leads crosscountry in the trailer for. Based on the true story of a 1987 cross country team from a mainly latino high school in mcfarland, california, the film stars kevin costner as jim white, the schools coach, who leads the team to win a state championship. Mcfarland, usa is the underdog tale of a gruff, leathery football coach kevin costner who turns a band of misfits into a team of high school crosscountry champions. Disneys mcfarland, usa stars kevin costner, maria bello, morgan. Television utah is starring as montana in yellowstone, and the production is. Based on the true story of mcfarland high schools 1987 cross country team, kevin costner stars coach jim white, a man who ends up at a predominantly latino school in. In 2015, costner played coach jim white in the drama film mcfarland, usa, about crosscountry running.
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