UNCLE DREW

SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT

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Genre:Comedy

Rating:This film is not yet rated

U.S. Release Date:June 29,2018

Running Time:TBD

Cast: Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery, Shaquille O’Neal, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, Chris Webber, Erica Ash, Lisa Leslieand Nick Kroll

Directed by:Charles Stone III

Written by:Jay Longino

Produced by:Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey

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SYNOPSIS

After draining his life savings to enter a team in the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem, Dax (Lil Rel Howery) is dealt a series of unfortunate setbacks, including losing his team to his longtime rival (Nick Kroll). Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time. The two men embark on a road trip to round up Drew's old basketball squad (Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, Nate Robinson, and Lisa Leslie) and prove that a group of septuagenarians can still win the big one.

After a successful five years as a fan-favorite digital episodic series, originally conceived by Pepsi, UNCLE DREW, will hit theaters June 29, 2018.

UNCLE DREW is a Summit Entertainment release produced by Temple Hill in association with PepsiCo’s Creators League Studios.

BACKGROUND:

ABOUT UNCLE DREW:

  • In May 2012, Pepsi released the 1st chapter of what would become 5 installments of the fan-favorite viral episodic series, Uncle Drew.
  • The episodic franchise has amassed over 95 million views since inception and stars guard Kyrie Irving as his beloved alter ego, Uncle Drew.
  • Off the court, Pepsi keeps the Uncle Drew storyline alive with pop-up consumer events and the launch of the UncleDrew.com launched in February 2017 which is the hub for behind-the-scenes content and the entire episode catalog for fans to enjoy.

ABOUT PEPSICO’S CREATORS LEAGUE STUDIO:

  • Creators League Studio is the in-house content development arm of PepsiCo. Based in New York City, Creator League Studio provides a unique opportunity for artists and creatives to work with both PepsiCo's huge portfolio of brands and on independent projects. The Studio serves as an internal production arm for everything from all-encompassing branded content to brand-inspired long and short form scripted series and films, reality shows, music, OTT and digital content.