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"Rise" will ... Uche Agada stars as Giannis alongside his real-life brother, Ral Agada, who is cast as Thanasis. Dayo Okeniyi and Yetide Badaki star as the heads of the Antetokounmpo family.
The almost unfathomable real-life story of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was given ... at the premiere of the Disney+ film "Rise". The movie opens with a dramatic sequence in which ...
Actor Uche Agada stars as a young version of NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo ... early on with Rise producer Bernie Goldmann, when Goldmann came to the player with an idea for a movie about ...
NEW YORK -- "Rise" is based on the real-life story of the Antetokounmpo family ... a screenshot of a tweet that Giannis put out saying that Disney's making a movie about his life and his ...
"If you think it's gonna be a basketball movie, you're dangerously misled!" laughed Alex. "Rise" follows the Antetokounmpo ... and first time actors who were "drafted" to play Giannis and Thanasis.
Up-and-coming actor Uche Agada plays NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo in Disney's new movie "Rise." In this must-watch episode of "Player's Breakdown" presented by Whistle, Agada and his brother ...
There are movies about basketball and there are movies that incorporate basketball as part of a larger story that means so much more. Disney+ exclusive "Rise," the story of Giannis Antetokounmpo ...
The Giannis Antetokounmpo story is certainly worthy of a movie. It’s already been made into a book. Giannis: The Improbable Rise of an NBA ... (Arash Amel), not the actors, who do a credible ...
The almost unfathomable real-life story of Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo was given the Disney treatment with the Friday release of "Rise," a ... family-friendly movie follows young ...