Watch: First trailer for ‘Shooting Stars’ starring Oregon’s Mookie Cook is out

The first trailer for Mookie Cook’s ‘Shooting Stars’ where he plays a young LeBron James has dropped.

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.

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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LOOK: First glimpse at Oregon’s Mookie Cook as LeBron James draws major reaction on Twitter

It’s safe to say Twitter had some fun with the first look at Oregon’s Mookie Cook cast as a young LeBron James in ‘Shooting Stars.’

When it was announced earlier this month that 5-star Oregon Ducks commit Mookie Cook was being cast as a young LeBron James in the upcoming film ‘Shooting Stars’ — documenting James’ upbringing and high school basketball career — a lot of reaction came on social media.

Now that we have our first look at Cook in a ‘Vincent-St. Mary’s Irish’ uniform, alongside what is supposed to be a high-school version of Carmelo Anthony, the takes on Twitter are endless.

A lot of the heat is directed at the casting, and while Cook may be catching some strays, it’s the remake of Anthony that seems to be the most controversial. Here are some of the best reactions on Twitter:

Oregon Ducks’ 5-star commit Mookie Cook to star as ‘Young LeBron James’ in upcoming film

Talk about star power. 5-star Oregon commit Mookie Cook has been cast to play none other than LeBron James in an upcoming film.

About a month ago, we found out future Oregon Ducks star Marquis ‘Mookie’ Cook has a relationship with NBA mega-star LeBron James when the future Hall of Famer gave a shoutout to Cook following his commitment to Oregon.

Now we’re learning a little bit more about that relationship. Word has emerged that Cook stars as a Young LeBron James in the upcoming movie “Shooting Stars.”

“James and Bissinger’s Stars 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.”

Talk about becoming a star before you even get to campus.

Cook is among the highest-ranked recruits to sign with the Ducks. 247Sports lists him as a five-star small forward is No. 2 at his position and No. 5 overall in the class. Standing at 6 feet, 7 inches and 200 pounds, the Portland native was ranked No. 1 among players in the state of Arizona.

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