Aug 22, 2024 - News

Luke Wilson stars in Little League film

Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi

A man in a baseball cap sits next to a young boy on a field — Luke Wilson (right) sure loves an underdog story. Photo: Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment

Dallas native Luke Wilson stars in the emotional story of a Little League team on the big screen later this month.

Why it matters: The 2002 Westside All-Stars were the first Fort Worth team in 42 years to make it to the Little League World Series.

They had dedicated the season to the first baseman's father, Bobby Ratliff, after he was diagnosed with cancer.

State of play: Wilson plays Ratliff in "You Gotta Believe" to tell the multilayered story of a man living on borrowed time as his son grapples with the fear of losing a parent.

"Finding the right balance between the two was the real trick to making a movie for the entire family — something that everyone could alternately laugh at, feel touched by, and ultimately, to learn from," director Ty Roberts said in a statement.

What's next: The movie comes out in theaters on Aug. 30.

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