Mookie Cook has already made quite a name for himself, even before stepping foot on the court inside Matthew Knight Arena as a member of the Oregon Ducks.
The 4-star forward from Portland, Oregon, has made waves in the basketball world already, starring as a young LeBron James in the upcoming Peacock film “Shooting Stars.”
The film depicts James as a high schooler at St. Vincent-St. Mary’s, where he blossomed into the greatest basketball prospect of our generation.
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The movie “chronicled how James and his best friends in Akron formed a close-knit bond that sustained them through a failed national championship tournament and winning a title by the end of high school,” wrote The Hollywood Reporter. “Along the way there were plenty of tests, such as broken homes, jealousies and even James’ own mega-success.”
The first trailer for the film was released on Tuesday.
You know @KingJames. Now meet his brothers. #ShootingStars arrives June 2, only on Peacock. pic.twitter.com/Anwc4rNm1H
— Marquis Cook™️ (@marquiscookk) March 28, 2023
Cook recently talked to 247Sports about his experience filming the movie.
“Doing the movie was so real, a surreal moment,” Cook said. “I never thought I’d be doing something like that. It was just so cool being around all of those people and understanding the work they put into it because from the outside looking in it doesn’t seem that hard but you really have to drop into character.”
The movie is set to come out on June 2 on Peacock.
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