Marsai Martin Paramount+ Film 'Fantasy Football' Adds Kelly Rowland, Rome Flynn And Omari Hardwick

The Marsai Martin-led film Fantasy Football has added Kelly Rowland, Rome Flynn and Omari Hardwick to its cast--Shadow and Act has learned.

From Nickelodeon and Awesomeness Films, the film is set to debut on Paramount+ later this year. The film is also from LeBron James' The SpringHill Company and Martin's own Genius Entertainment. It begins filming this month in Atlanta. NFL Films and EA SPORTS™ have also signed on to provide "expertise on various aspects related to the film’s production."

The film follows "16-year-old Callie A. Coleman (Martin) who discovers she can control her professional football player dad, Bobby Coleman’s (Hardwick) prowess on the field through EA SPORTS Madden NFL."

Rowland will play Callie's mother and Flynn is Bobby's rookie arch-rival.

The film is directed by Anton Cropper and written by Dan Gurewitch & David Young, based on an original screenplay by Richard T. Jones & Jeremy Loethen and Tim Ogletree.

The film is produced by SpringHill's LeBron James, Spencer Beighley & Jamal Henderson and Marsai Martin and Joshua Martin of Genius Entertainment.