“Wait, the name at the top of this website reads ‘Den of Geek’ and now they’re talking about sports? Don’t they know I’m gangly and uncoordinated?”
Yes, dear reader, we know that. Truth is, we’re all gangly and uncoordinated as well. But that doesn’t mean that we geeks can’t occasionally get together and enjoy the dramatic majesty of competitive sports. Sports documentaries have always been a part of the entertainment ecosystem. Of late, however, it seems as though there’s more of them for the casual sports fan or even fully sports-phobic TV-watcher to enjoy.
ESPN’s “30 for 30” sports documentary initiative kicked off a new era of TV sports documentaries in 2009. And since then, the offerings have only gotten better. With streamers like Netflix fully into the fray there have never been as many compelling sports stories being told as there is right now.
Yes, dear reader, we know that. Truth is, we’re all gangly and uncoordinated as well. But that doesn’t mean that we geeks can’t occasionally get together and enjoy the dramatic majesty of competitive sports. Sports documentaries have always been a part of the entertainment ecosystem. Of late, however, it seems as though there’s more of them for the casual sports fan or even fully sports-phobic TV-watcher to enjoy.
ESPN’s “30 for 30” sports documentary initiative kicked off a new era of TV sports documentaries in 2009. And since then, the offerings have only gotten better. With streamers like Netflix fully into the fray there have never been as many compelling sports stories being told as there is right now.
- 6/16/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The film charts the rivalry between UK boxers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn.
Leading UK actor David Harewood is to make his feature directorial debut with For Whom The Bell Tolls, to be produced by UK production company Fulwell 73.
Written by Daniel Harris, Belinda Joanne Ampah and Kieron Hawkes, the film is based on the rivalry between UK boxers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn in the 1990, who both grappled with systemic racism and the pitfalls of life on the global stage.
Harewood, who has starred in TV series The Night Manager and Homeland, said: “It’s an exceptional script...
Leading UK actor David Harewood is to make his feature directorial debut with For Whom The Bell Tolls, to be produced by UK production company Fulwell 73.
Written by Daniel Harris, Belinda Joanne Ampah and Kieron Hawkes, the film is based on the rivalry between UK boxers Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn in the 1990, who both grappled with systemic racism and the pitfalls of life on the global stage.
Harewood, who has starred in TV series The Night Manager and Homeland, said: “It’s an exceptional script...
- 10/6/2021
- by Mona Tabbara
- ScreenDaily
The project is made with Spanish firm Elcano.
UK film and TV outfit Fulwell 73 has wrapped production on Simon West’s Boundless, which has been made as a feature-length film and three-part TV series for Amazon Prime Video and Spanish broadcaster Rtve.
Both the feature-length work and series will be released in 2022 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and Spanish broadcaster Rtve.
Westworld star Rodrigo Santoro and Money Heist’s Alvaro Morte headline the cast.
The project is Fulwell 73’s first foray into international production and is co-produced by Spain’s Elcano with backing from Etb, Canal Sur and Gazprom-Media Kit Group.
UK film and TV outfit Fulwell 73 has wrapped production on Simon West’s Boundless, which has been made as a feature-length film and three-part TV series for Amazon Prime Video and Spanish broadcaster Rtve.
Both the feature-length work and series will be released in 2022 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video and Spanish broadcaster Rtve.
Westworld star Rodrigo Santoro and Money Heist’s Alvaro Morte headline the cast.
The project is Fulwell 73’s first foray into international production and is co-produced by Spain’s Elcano with backing from Etb, Canal Sur and Gazprom-Media Kit Group.
- 9/1/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Fulwell 73 (The Class of 92) and Lorton (Maradona) team on boxing biopic.
The Class Of 92 and I Am Bolt production outfit Fulwell 73 is in pre-production on feature biopic Benn v Eubank, about the rivalry between celebrated UK boxers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank.
The drama will chart the former world champion fighter’s journeys and maverick personalities and the intense rivalry that culminated in two anticipated fights in the early 1990s.
Benn v Eubank will be directed and co-written by Kieron Hawkes (Piggy), whose recent high-end TV credits include J K Rowling crime-drama Cormoran Strike for BBC, Ripper Street and Fortitude.
The film will be co-written by sports writer Daniel Harris and produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman. It will be financed in conjunction with Julian Bird at Lorton Entertainment, whose credits include Oasis documentary Supersonic and Asif Kapadia’s upcoming documentary Maradona.
The production is aiming to shoot later this year...
The Class Of 92 and I Am Bolt production outfit Fulwell 73 is in pre-production on feature biopic Benn v Eubank, about the rivalry between celebrated UK boxers Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank.
The drama will chart the former world champion fighter’s journeys and maverick personalities and the intense rivalry that culminated in two anticipated fights in the early 1990s.
Benn v Eubank will be directed and co-written by Kieron Hawkes (Piggy), whose recent high-end TV credits include J K Rowling crime-drama Cormoran Strike for BBC, Ripper Street and Fortitude.
The film will be co-written by sports writer Daniel Harris and produced by Fulwell 73’s Leo Pearlman. It will be financed in conjunction with Julian Bird at Lorton Entertainment, whose credits include Oasis documentary Supersonic and Asif Kapadia’s upcoming documentary Maradona.
The production is aiming to shoot later this year...
- 4/4/2017
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: The sales company will introduce the Ibiza-set crime thriller alongside four other films on its slate.
London-based sales outfit Independent has finalised its slate for the forthcoming Efm (Feb 11-19), including Ben Turner’s White Island [pictured], a comic crime thriller set in the Ibiza dance music scene.
The film, which is in post-production, was previously titled A Bus Could Run You Over and is based on the novel of the same name by British author Colin Butts.
Leo Pearlman (The Class Of 92) is producing the project for Fulwell 73 alongside Danny Potts and Heather Greenwood. The cast includes Lyndon Ogbourne (Emmerdale), Joel Dommett (The Edge Of Love) and Billy Zane (Titanic).
The story follows an ex-dj who is dragged back to Ibiza by his best friend and faces getting entrapped by the seductive danger of the island.
Also on Independent’s Efm slate are two documentaries: I Am Bolt, Ben and [link...
London-based sales outfit Independent has finalised its slate for the forthcoming Efm (Feb 11-19), including Ben Turner’s White Island [pictured], a comic crime thriller set in the Ibiza dance music scene.
The film, which is in post-production, was previously titled A Bus Could Run You Over and is based on the novel of the same name by British author Colin Butts.
Leo Pearlman (The Class Of 92) is producing the project for Fulwell 73 alongside Danny Potts and Heather Greenwood. The cast includes Lyndon Ogbourne (Emmerdale), Joel Dommett (The Edge Of Love) and Billy Zane (Titanic).
The story follows an ex-dj who is dragged back to Ibiza by his best friend and faces getting entrapped by the seductive danger of the island.
Also on Independent’s Efm slate are two documentaries: I Am Bolt, Ben and [link...
- 2/10/2016
- ScreenDaily
The UK sales outfit will introduce the title at the Berlinale in February.
Independent Film Sales has boarded Gabe and Ben Turner’s currently untitled documentary about six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
The filmmakers have been following Bolt since the end of 2014, and will also use archive footage collected from throughout his life and career.
They filmed in Jamaica in May of this year, and will return to the Caribbean country in January 2016 for further photography, before following the sprinter to the Rio Olympics in August next year, where Bolt is aiming to win a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals.
The team have also secured rights to use official coverage from the event in Rio and plan to follow Bolt through to his planned retirement from the sport in 2017.
Leo Pearlman is producing the project. He and the Turners previously collaborated on Manchester United football doc The Class Of 92 and concert film megahit One Direction: This Is Us, which...
Independent Film Sales has boarded Gabe and Ben Turner’s currently untitled documentary about six-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.
The filmmakers have been following Bolt since the end of 2014, and will also use archive footage collected from throughout his life and career.
They filmed in Jamaica in May of this year, and will return to the Caribbean country in January 2016 for further photography, before following the sprinter to the Rio Olympics in August next year, where Bolt is aiming to win a hat-trick of Olympic gold medals.
The team have also secured rights to use official coverage from the event in Rio and plan to follow Bolt through to his planned retirement from the sport in 2017.
Leo Pearlman is producing the project. He and the Turners previously collaborated on Manchester United football doc The Class Of 92 and concert film megahit One Direction: This Is Us, which...
- 12/17/2015
- ScreenDaily
UK TV ratings round-up - data supplied by Barb
The Class of 92's new BBC One TV series Out of Their League attracted over 3 million viewers on Thursday night.
Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and their fellow teammates' running of Salford Fc was seen by an average overnight audience of 3.09 million (15.4%) viewers at 9pm. Earlier, Watchdog brought in 3.99m (19.9%) at 7.30pm.
ITV's For the Love of Dogs with Paul O'Grady was the most-watched show of the night outside soaps with 4.03m (18.5%) at 8.30pm (195,000/1.0%), followed by the latest Unforgiven with 3.56m (17.8%) at 9pm (182k/1.2%).
On BBC Two, The Last Kingdom continued with 1.54m (7.7%) at 9pm, while Russell Howard's Good News tickled 832k (5.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Amazing Spaces intrigued 1.19m (5.6%) at 8pm (322k/1.6%), followed by new series Kitchen Impossible with 1.13m (5.6%) at 9pm (184k/1.2%) and First Dates with 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (133k/1.7%).
On Channel 5, Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways interested 1.27m (6.4%) at 9pm.
The Class of 92's new BBC One TV series Out of Their League attracted over 3 million viewers on Thursday night.
Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and their fellow teammates' running of Salford Fc was seen by an average overnight audience of 3.09 million (15.4%) viewers at 9pm. Earlier, Watchdog brought in 3.99m (19.9%) at 7.30pm.
ITV's For the Love of Dogs with Paul O'Grady was the most-watched show of the night outside soaps with 4.03m (18.5%) at 8.30pm (195,000/1.0%), followed by the latest Unforgiven with 3.56m (17.8%) at 9pm (182k/1.2%).
On BBC Two, The Last Kingdom continued with 1.54m (7.7%) at 9pm, while Russell Howard's Good News tickled 832k (5.0%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's Amazing Spaces intrigued 1.19m (5.6%) at 8pm (322k/1.6%), followed by new series Kitchen Impossible with 1.13m (5.6%) at 9pm (184k/1.2%) and First Dates with 1.26m (8.7%) at 10pm (133k/1.7%).
On Channel 5, Chris Tarrant's Extreme Railways interested 1.27m (6.4%) at 9pm.
- 10/30/2015
- Digital Spy
Football documentaries - they're a funny old game. Today's fly-on-the-wall peeks into the lives of Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo may have marked a welcome return of the genre - but compared to mud-and-studs docs of old, they're as over-polished and blemish-free as one of David Beckham's Armani suits.
And so ahead of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and co's new BBC documentary series Out of Their League, let's reminisce about some classic football programmes - when the beautiful game felt like less a Nike advert, more like an episode of Bullseye.
1. Graham Taylor gets the sack
After an abysmal 1992 European Championships, England manager needed some positive PR, so the Fa allowed camera crews to follow him round during the entire 1994 World Cup qualification campaign for An Impossible Job.
Whoops: this spectacularly backfired for old Turnip Head, as England were knocked out. But not before Taylor effed and jeffed his way through every single match,...
And so ahead of Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and co's new BBC documentary series Out of Their League, let's reminisce about some classic football programmes - when the beautiful game felt like less a Nike advert, more like an episode of Bullseye.
1. Graham Taylor gets the sack
After an abysmal 1992 European Championships, England manager needed some positive PR, so the Fa allowed camera crews to follow him round during the entire 1994 World Cup qualification campaign for An Impossible Job.
Whoops: this spectacularly backfired for old Turnip Head, as England were knocked out. But not before Taylor effed and jeffed his way through every single match,...
- 10/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Autumn nights may be getting colder and darker, but thankfully, 'tis the season of brilliant television. And trust us, there's no let up this week - from the first new-look X Factor live shows, to the return of excellent hit comedies Catastrophe and Detectorists.
1. Scream Queens - Monday, 10pm on E4
It's Halloween week, so what better way to mark the occasion by watching a bunch of horror movie clichés screaming their lungs out and being as catty as an Apprentice contestant?
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this hilariously camp horror anthology series which also contains a who's-who of young stars from Emma Roberts to Lea Michele to Nick Jonas. Even Ariana Grande isn't safe in this Mean Girls vs Midsomer Murders madness.
2. Catastrophe - Tuesday, 10pm on Channel 4
It only feels like yesterday since Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's messed-up romcom began, and we're being spoiled rotten...
1. Scream Queens - Monday, 10pm on E4
It's Halloween week, so what better way to mark the occasion by watching a bunch of horror movie clichés screaming their lungs out and being as catty as an Apprentice contestant?
Jamie Lee Curtis stars in this hilariously camp horror anthology series which also contains a who's-who of young stars from Emma Roberts to Lea Michele to Nick Jonas. Even Ariana Grande isn't safe in this Mean Girls vs Midsomer Murders madness.
2. Catastrophe - Tuesday, 10pm on Channel 4
It only feels like yesterday since Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's messed-up romcom began, and we're being spoiled rotten...
- 10/25/2015
- Digital Spy
The Class of 92: Out of Their League has been handed a new premiere date on BBC One after being delayed by several weeks.
Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt were set to launch their spinoff documentary series last month, but it will now premiere on Thursday, October 29 at 9pm.
Class of 92's Out of Their League: Are Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville the next big reality TV stars?
Out of Their League charts the former Manchester United legends after they took over control of local club Salford City Fc last season.
Originally a three-part series, it has now been reduced to just two episodes, with the second episode airing a week later.
David Beckham sadly doesn't appear in the series, but he was approached by his old teammates about getting involved with the team.
Giggs told Digital Spy at the time: "Becks was...
Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt were set to launch their spinoff documentary series last month, but it will now premiere on Thursday, October 29 at 9pm.
Class of 92's Out of Their League: Are Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville the next big reality TV stars?
Out of Their League charts the former Manchester United legends after they took over control of local club Salford City Fc last season.
Originally a three-part series, it has now been reduced to just two episodes, with the second episode airing a week later.
David Beckham sadly doesn't appear in the series, but he was approached by his old teammates about getting involved with the team.
Giggs told Digital Spy at the time: "Becks was...
- 10/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Documentary film The Class of 92 documented the journeys of a group of footballers as they went from fledgling youth players to worldwide icons in a matter of years.
Now, a new BBC series shows how Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt are taking on the serious side of football: owning a club.
The five players (minus fellow Class of 92 star David Beckham) star in Out of Their League, a three-part series that follows the new owners of Salford City Fc, after they decided to buy their local club in 2014. The documentary promises to give football fans a rarely-seen close look at how a football club is run, and the challenges that face everyone from the owner to the tea lady.
A future reality show?
One of the greatest things about the series is the characters it throws up. Every club across the country has its jokers,...
Now, a new BBC series shows how Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt are taking on the serious side of football: owning a club.
The five players (minus fellow Class of 92 star David Beckham) star in Out of Their League, a three-part series that follows the new owners of Salford City Fc, after they decided to buy their local club in 2014. The documentary promises to give football fans a rarely-seen close look at how a football club is run, and the challenges that face everyone from the owner to the tea lady.
A future reality show?
One of the greatest things about the series is the characters it throws up. Every club across the country has its jokers,...
- 8/13/2015
- Digital Spy
BBC One's documentary series Class of 92: Out of their League will air next month on BBC One.
The programme will see Manchester United legends look for success in the next stage of their careers as owners of lower league football team Salford City Fc.
Old Trafford heroes Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt will be the focus of the series, previously titled Salford Dreams United.
The former Red Devils teammates seized control of their local club in 2014, with Scholes and Phil Neville taking over managerial duties on a temporary basis earlier this year.
Consisting of three hour-long episodes, Class of 92: Out of their League is produced by Electric Ray for BBC One and will be narrated by Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax star Sarah Lancashire.
Butt said: "Football is massive for all of us, it's our life and Salford is...
The programme will see Manchester United legends look for success in the next stage of their careers as owners of lower league football team Salford City Fc.
Old Trafford heroes Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt will be the focus of the series, previously titled Salford Dreams United.
The former Red Devils teammates seized control of their local club in 2014, with Scholes and Phil Neville taking over managerial duties on a temporary basis earlier this year.
Consisting of three hour-long episodes, Class of 92: Out of their League is produced by Electric Ray for BBC One and will be narrated by Happy Valley and Last Tango in Halifax star Sarah Lancashire.
Butt said: "Football is massive for all of us, it's our life and Salford is...
- 8/12/2015
- Digital Spy
Exclusive: Shoot underway in London on UK thriller with star of Us drama Revenge.
Principal photography is underway in London on UK thriller Level Up, starring Josh Bowman and Neil Maskell (Kill List).
British actor Bowman is best known for his long-running role as Daniel Grayson in Us drama series Revenge, which he left earlier this year after four seasons on the show in a dramatic exit.
In Level Up, Bowman stars as a man who must make his way across London while fighting off a host of sinister characters to save his kidnapped girlfriend.
Adam Randall makes his feature directorial debut, having previously made several shorts including Hooded (2007), from a script by Gary Young (Harry Brown).
The Independent and Fulwell 73 production is produced by Andrew Orr (Independent), Danny Potts (Dp Film) and Heather Greenwood (Fulwell 73). Independent will also handle international sales.
Executive producers are Leo Pearlman (Fulwell 73), Jan Pace and James Atherton (Quickfire...
Principal photography is underway in London on UK thriller Level Up, starring Josh Bowman and Neil Maskell (Kill List).
British actor Bowman is best known for his long-running role as Daniel Grayson in Us drama series Revenge, which he left earlier this year after four seasons on the show in a dramatic exit.
In Level Up, Bowman stars as a man who must make his way across London while fighting off a host of sinister characters to save his kidnapped girlfriend.
Adam Randall makes his feature directorial debut, having previously made several shorts including Hooded (2007), from a script by Gary Young (Harry Brown).
The Independent and Fulwell 73 production is produced by Andrew Orr (Independent), Danny Potts (Dp Film) and Heather Greenwood (Fulwell 73). Independent will also handle international sales.
Executive producers are Leo Pearlman (Fulwell 73), Jan Pace and James Atherton (Quickfire...
- 3/5/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Scholes the joker, Schmeichel scalding his privates, Beckham just one of the lads … Tom Horan on a film that casts a new light on 90s Manchester and its football heroes
How many documentaries can claim to capture the spirit of an era through the reflections of an ex-prime minister – and the story of a Danish goalkeeper scalding his penis on a giant tea urn? Not many. But it is unquestionably true of The Class of 92, the British film that premiered this week in London.
The Class of 92 is remarkable not just for being an excellent film about football, a subject that rarely translates to the big screen, but for being about so much more. Using interviews and archive footage, it follows six Manchester United players who met in their early teens and together won every honour in club football. But what emerges through the reminiscences of David Beckham,...
How many documentaries can claim to capture the spirit of an era through the reflections of an ex-prime minister – and the story of a Danish goalkeeper scalding his penis on a giant tea urn? Not many. But it is unquestionably true of The Class of 92, the British film that premiered this week in London.
The Class of 92 is remarkable not just for being an excellent film about football, a subject that rarely translates to the big screen, but for being about so much more. Using interviews and archive footage, it follows six Manchester United players who met in their early teens and together won every honour in club football. But what emerges through the reminiscences of David Beckham,...
- 12/4/2013
- by Tom Horan
- The Guardian - Film News
London, Dec 3: Singer Harry Styles says he looked up to former footballer David Beckham.
Styles, 19, met Beckham at the premiere of the documentary "The Class of 92", which follows Beckham and his Manchester United teammates through their early career.
"I think David Beckham was everyone's idol when we were growing up. You'd almost have to ask for another one, because it was David Beckham every time," dailystar.co.uk quoted Styles as saying.
"He's a legend, a great guy. I think it's great that he shows how someone can have so much success, I think he's a great role model," he added.
Ians...
Styles, 19, met Beckham at the premiere of the documentary "The Class of 92", which follows Beckham and his Manchester United teammates through their early career.
"I think David Beckham was everyone's idol when we were growing up. You'd almost have to ask for another one, because it was David Beckham every time," dailystar.co.uk quoted Styles as saying.
"He's a legend, a great guy. I think it's great that he shows how someone can have so much success, I think he's a great role model," he added.
Ians...
- 12/3/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Making the most of a chilly evening, David Beckham took his whole brood to the world premiere of “The Class of 92” in London, England last night (December 1).
The 38-year-old soccer stud smiled for the cameras with his wife Victoria Beckham and their kids Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz outside the Odeon West End.
David also took some time to ham it up with One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, who couldn’t seem to get enough attention from the female fans in the house.
Per the synopsis, “The Class of 92 is a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers. The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph, and will dramatically interweave and mirror the highs and lows of its football odyssey with the immense social and cultural changes taking place in Britain at the time.
The 38-year-old soccer stud smiled for the cameras with his wife Victoria Beckham and their kids Romeo, Brooklyn and Cruz outside the Odeon West End.
David also took some time to ham it up with One Direction heartthrob Harry Styles, who couldn’t seem to get enough attention from the female fans in the house.
Per the synopsis, “The Class of 92 is a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers. The film covers the period 1992-1999, culminating in Manchester United's European Cup triumph, and will dramatically interweave and mirror the highs and lows of its football odyssey with the immense social and cultural changes taking place in Britain at the time.
- 12/2/2013
- GossipCenter
We have added a set of pictures from the world premiere of "The Class of 92" in London. The film is about the golden generation of Manchester United youth players that bursed into the English Premier League in the early 90's and dominated for years to come. They included David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt.All six attended and were photographed at the glitzy red carpet premiere in Leicester Square alongside a host of other celebrities that includes; Victoria Beckham, Harry Styles, Gordon Ramsay, Liam Payne, Ashley Taylor Dawson, Karen McKay and Nick Grimshaw."The Class of 92" is released on DVD and BluRay across the UK from today.Above: David Beckham at the world...
- 12/2/2013
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
The Class of '92 stars David Beckham, Paul Scholes, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs and Phil and Gary Neville all attended the documentary's premiere in London's Leicester Square on Sunday (December 1).
Former England captain Beckham arrived at the event with wife Victoria, and the couple's three sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.
> Paul Scholes, Gary Neville talk 'Class of 92': 'We knew our group were different'
One Direction stars Harry Styles and Liam Payne also took to the red carpet, with Payne bringing girlfriend Sophia Smith.
The documentary looks back at Manchester United's former young stars during the period of 1992-1999, culminating in United's Champions League win.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Gary Neville explained that the group "recognised it was something different" when they broke into the first team.
"But you don't really think about it that much when you're playing. We obviously knew it hadn't been done before, a lot of people talked about it.
Former England captain Beckham arrived at the event with wife Victoria, and the couple's three sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.
> Paul Scholes, Gary Neville talk 'Class of 92': 'We knew our group were different'
One Direction stars Harry Styles and Liam Payne also took to the red carpet, with Payne bringing girlfriend Sophia Smith.
The documentary looks back at Manchester United's former young stars during the period of 1992-1999, culminating in United's Champions League win.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Gary Neville explained that the group "recognised it was something different" when they broke into the first team.
"But you don't really think about it that much when you're playing. We obviously knew it hadn't been done before, a lot of people talked about it.
- 12/2/2013
- Digital Spy
British heartthrobs come in all kinds of Styles. On Sunday, David Beckham and Harry Styles attended the world premiere of The Class of 92 at Odeon West End in London - and stopped to pose together on the red carpet. With Beckham, 38, in a suit and tie, and Styles, 19, sporting a sweater, the pair appeared happy to be photographed side by side. The Class of 92 details the global superstardom of Manchester United athletes Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Phil and Gary Neville between 1992 and 1999. While the film is a documentary, Beckham recently told the U.K.
- 12/1/2013
- by Maggie Coughlan
- PEOPLE.com
Football is intrinsically cinematic. The elation when the ball hits the back of the net, the despair when it doesn’t. The personalities, the transfer story-lines and the hold it has on so many people’s hearts. Documentary makers Benjamin and Gabe Turner play heavily on this notion, as their latest feature The Class of 92, dramatises and illuminates the sport – as we delve into the group of young boys who followed their childhood dreams and became Manchester United legends. You may be concerned that unless you’re a United fan you’ll feel alienated by this picture, but instead we explore a team camaraderie and get inside the politics of football, allowing enough in here for any fan of football to appreciate and enjoy. Yes Liverpool fans, even you.
Covering the years between 1992-1999, we witness the rise to prominence for an immensely talented group of young footballers, consisting of Ryan Giggs,...
Covering the years between 1992-1999, we witness the rise to prominence for an immensely talented group of young footballers, consisting of Ryan Giggs,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Ben and Gabe Turner's football documentary The Class of 92 puts Manchester United's treble-winning team of 1999 under the microscope, specifically the six players - David Beckham, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs - who graduated from the club's youth academy and became some of the most decorated players the English game has ever seen.
Simply put, the Turners' film is funny and moving - essential viewing for football fans. Contributions from the likes of Tony Blair and Danny Boyle put the time period of The Class of 92 into a wider cultural context, but at its heart this is a Stand by Me-like tale of six young friends growing up together and sharing many ups and downs.
With The Class of 92 on the horizon, Digital Spy takes a look at eight soccer stories that could make incredible movies...
Jimmy Glass
On loan...
Simply put, the Turners' film is funny and moving - essential viewing for football fans. Contributions from the likes of Tony Blair and Danny Boyle put the time period of The Class of 92 into a wider cultural context, but at its heart this is a Stand by Me-like tale of six young friends growing up together and sharing many ups and downs.
With The Class of 92 on the horizon, Digital Spy takes a look at eight soccer stories that could make incredible movies...
Jimmy Glass
On loan...
- 11/29/2013
- Digital Spy
David Beckham has revealed that he would choose Brad Pitt to play him in a movie.
When asked by talkSPORT's Colin Murray which actor he would like to portray him in a film based on his life, Beckham quipped that "Brad Pitt would be the obvious choice".
"Him or Leonardo DiCaprio, or maybe Bradley Cooper," he added. "They're not bad looking guys!"
Beckham also spoke about his retirement from professional football, saying: "I'm coping pretty well. I had lots of things set up for when I called it a day. I was very lucky I finished my career on such a high.
"My career was pretty successful over the last 20 years and to be able to finish my career at Psg with a trophy, and then walk away from football, was very special.
"It's never easy retiring and it's not easy to walk away from something that you love but...
When asked by talkSPORT's Colin Murray which actor he would like to portray him in a film based on his life, Beckham quipped that "Brad Pitt would be the obvious choice".
"Him or Leonardo DiCaprio, or maybe Bradley Cooper," he added. "They're not bad looking guys!"
Beckham also spoke about his retirement from professional football, saying: "I'm coping pretty well. I had lots of things set up for when I called it a day. I was very lucky I finished my career on such a high.
"My career was pretty successful over the last 20 years and to be able to finish my career at Psg with a trophy, and then walk away from football, was very special.
"It's never easy retiring and it's not easy to walk away from something that you love but...
- 11/28/2013
- Digital Spy
Director: Ben Turner, Gabe Turner; Starring: David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes; Running time: 99 minutes; Certificate: 12A
It feels like yesterday that Alan Hansen famously wrote off Manchester United's young side at the beginning of the 1995/96 Premier League season, insisting that "you'll never win anything with kids". Yet, here we are over 18 years later, still talking about that very team, enough to warrant a much-anticipated documentary.
The Class of 92 centres around six members of that season's winning side, who rose from the ranks of United's youth team to become some of the most celebrated players in the history of the game. On paper, one may feel this would be aimed purely at Manchester United fans, but soon after the initial introductions, this clearly isn't the case.
David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt take centre stage in the film,...
It feels like yesterday that Alan Hansen famously wrote off Manchester United's young side at the beginning of the 1995/96 Premier League season, insisting that "you'll never win anything with kids". Yet, here we are over 18 years later, still talking about that very team, enough to warrant a much-anticipated documentary.
The Class of 92 centres around six members of that season's winning side, who rose from the ranks of United's youth team to become some of the most celebrated players in the history of the game. On paper, one may feel this would be aimed purely at Manchester United fans, but soon after the initial introductions, this clearly isn't the case.
David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt take centre stage in the film,...
- 11/25/2013
- Digital Spy
The Class of 92 is a splendid film about six Manchester United friends living their (and our) dreams
Who knew? It is difficult to imagine a feature-length film charting the rise of six Manchester United footballers from Fa Youth Cup to Champions League winners being so laugh-out-loud funny. The Class of 92 is no comedy but it expertly and easily aces the six-guffaw test by which such movies stand or fall in the world of the Observer film critic, Mark Kermode.
Football, friendship and fame are the prevailing themes of a splendid documentary made by the film-making brothers Gabe and Ben Turner, but there is no shortage of funny either. Reunited for just one day last summer, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes clearly revelled in recalling their seven-year ascent through the United ranks, from put-upon first year apprentices to treble-winning kings of Europe.
Who knew? It is difficult to imagine a feature-length film charting the rise of six Manchester United footballers from Fa Youth Cup to Champions League winners being so laugh-out-loud funny. The Class of 92 is no comedy but it expertly and easily aces the six-guffaw test by which such movies stand or fall in the world of the Observer film critic, Mark Kermode.
Football, friendship and fame are the prevailing themes of a splendid documentary made by the film-making brothers Gabe and Ben Turner, but there is no shortage of funny either. Reunited for just one day last summer, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs, Phil and Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes clearly revelled in recalling their seven-year ascent through the United ranks, from put-upon first year apprentices to treble-winning kings of Europe.
- 11/21/2013
- by Barry Glendenning
- The Guardian - Film News
David Beckham and Ryan Giggs have featured in the first trailer for The Class of 92.
The upcoming documentary will look back at Manchester United's former young stars during the period of 1992-1999, culminating in United's Champions League win.
It follows a group of six 14-year-old boys from different backgrounds who came together to play for the same club and remain friends.
Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt are also featured in the first trailer.
Directed by Ben and Gabe Turner, the documentary includes interviews with Zinedine Zidane, Tony Blair, Mani from The Stone Roses, Eric Cantona and Danny Boyle.
Beckham said: "My time with these players at Manchester United were the most special in my career. We came from different backgrounds, grew up like a family playing together through the ranks, all wanting to be successful.
"In the end, what we achieved was beyond our wildest dreams.
The upcoming documentary will look back at Manchester United's former young stars during the period of 1992-1999, culminating in United's Champions League win.
It follows a group of six 14-year-old boys from different backgrounds who came together to play for the same club and remain friends.
Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville and Nicky Butt are also featured in the first trailer.
Directed by Ben and Gabe Turner, the documentary includes interviews with Zinedine Zidane, Tony Blair, Mani from The Stone Roses, Eric Cantona and Danny Boyle.
Beckham said: "My time with these players at Manchester United were the most special in my career. We came from different backgrounds, grew up like a family playing together through the ranks, all wanting to be successful.
"In the end, what we achieved was beyond our wildest dreams.
- 11/10/2013
- Digital Spy
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