Stephen Curry joins the cast of GOAT alongside Gabrielle Union, and Stranger Things alums David Harbour and Caleb McLaughlin
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Stephen Curry is making his first big foray into the world of acting by joining the cast of GOAT. This animated feature from Sony Pictures Animation will also see the Golden State Warriors star as a producer.
While this will be his first major role in a movie, Curry has been a part of a few projects so far. His wife, Ayesha certainly knows her way around the camera, so she could give him a few pointers if it ever came to that. For now, though, we can at least expect to hear Stephen Curry as he plays his part in GOAT.
Stephen Curry takes on GOAT alongside Hollywood stars
Sony revealed the main cast for GOAT on Monday, June 9. NBA superstar
Stephen Curry
is joining the likes of Stranger Things alums David Harbour and Caleb McLaughlin- who will play the lead character of Will, Bridgerton star Nicola Coughlan, actresses
Gabrielle Union
(Being Mary Jane) and Jennifer Lewis (Black-ish), comedian Patton Oswalt (The Secret Life of Pets), and writer and voice actor Nick Kroll (Sing).
He has also been named as a producer for the movie, alongside Erick Peyton of Unanimous Media.
The action-comedy is being directed by Tyree Dillihay, who is known for animated features like Bob's Burgers (2011), Axe Cop (2012), and Motorcity (2012). The movie is set in an all-animal world, where a little goat named Will gets a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to join the pros and play roarball. It is a fictionalized, high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
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And now Will the Goat gets to join them.
The cast members were announced at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival on June 9, where Sony also screened exclusive footage from GOAT for the first time. The movie is a collaboration between Sony Pictures Animation and the NBA and is set to be released on February 13, 2026, in line with the
NBA
All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, which has been set for the Feb 13 to 15 weekend.
Like the basketball superstar he is, Stephen Curry hopefully will take that charisma to the big screen as well, and fans will get to see their favorite in a different light doing something completely different from his usual.
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