The Way Back Trailer: Ben Affleck is a Coach With Addiction Issues

by joshed 11/14/2019 07:56:00 AM 0 comments

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First trailer debuts for Gavin O’Connor’s Ben Affleck-led The Way Back

Warner Bros. has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming basketball drama The Way Back reuniting Ben Affleck and writer/director Gavin O’Connor following their work on the action-thriller The Accountant. The trailer for the moving drama can be viewed in the player below!

Jack Cunningham (Affleck) once had a life filled with promise. In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, triggered by an unspeakable loss, and drowning in the alcoholism that cost him his marriage and any hope for a better life.

When he is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, which has fallen far since his glory days, he reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself. As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront the demons that have derailed him. But will it be enough to fill the void, heal the deep wounds of his past, and set him on the road to redemption?

Gordon Gray, Jennifer Todd, Gavin O’Connor and Ravi Mehta produced the film, written by Brad Ingelsby. Robert J. Dohrmann, Brad Ingelsby, Kevin McCormick, Mark Ciardi, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Kaitlyn Taaffe Cronholm, and Madison Ainley served as executive producers.

The Way Back also stars Al Madrigal (Night School), Michaela Watkins (Casual), Janina Gavankar (True Blood) and Glynn Turman (Bumblebee).

The film is expected to hit theaters on March 6, 2020.