The United States began its 2022 World Cup campaign on Monday against Wales, scoring nearly 12M viewers across Fox and Telemundo.
04.11.2022 - 00:15 / deadline.com
America’s Cup and Skydance Sports are exclusively partnering for an “all-access, behind-the-scenes” documentary series on the next America’s Cup race, and they’ve enlisted some Oscar-winning talent to help steer the craft.
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, who won an Academy Award and an Emmy for directing Free Solo, will executive produce the series through their production company Little Monster Films. They’ll be joined as EPs by their Academy Award-winning Free Solo producer Evan Hayes and his Anomaly Content & Entertainment production company, as well as David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jon Weinbach of Skydance.
The America’s Cup is the longest-running international sports competition – it dates back to 1851 – and the premiere sailing event in the world. For the first time ever, according to a release about the documentary project, all the teams competing in the event “will allow never-before-seen access into their preparations and execution of the race, and the documentary series will showcase the people and the drama – on and off the water – throughout the competition.”
The unfettered access is an achievement in itself, because America’s Cup contenders are notoriously secretive about their vessel designs, typically shielding rival teams from getting a look at their hulls. The 37th America’s Cup is set for September and October 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. The defending champs — Emirates Team New Zealand – will try to retain the cup from rival suitors including United States, American Magic; Great Britain, INEOS Britannia; Italy, Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli; and Switzerland, Alinghi Red Bull Racing.
“We love bringing epic stories to life in an emotional way,” Vasarhelyi and Chin said in a statement. “Great
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