The Rams are off to a hot start in 2021, topping the Colts on Sunday to improve to 2-0. By December, they could be in the driver’s seat for an NFC West division title, with sights set on their second Super Bowl appearance in three years. That would be fitting, because December will also mark the arrival of a franchise legend on the big screen, with “American Underdog,” the upcoming movie about former Rams star Kurt Warner, set to hit theaters on Christmas Day. On Tuesday, Lionsgate offered a preview of the film, showcasing Zachary Levi as Warner in the movie’s first official trailer.
Levi, who starred in the titular role of “Shazam!” (2019), the DC Comics superhero film, plays Warner in the movie, which also stars Dennis Quaid as Dick Vermeil and Anna Paquin as Kurt’s wife, Brenda Warner. Directed by the Erwin Brothers (“Woodlawn,”http://www.cbssports.com/”I Can Only Imagine”), the movie is based on Warner’s memoir “All Things Possible” and follows the retired quarterback on his true-story journey from grocery-store clerk to Super Bowl champion.
As the trailer indicates, the film will include Warner’s time at Northern Iowa, his unceremonious entry to the NFL with the Packers, and his triumphant takeover for Trent Green with the Rams.
