What heated rivalry? A queer women's basketball rom-com with actual WNBA players is in the works

Courtside is an upcoming queer women’s basketball romantic comedy set in professional basketball. The story follows an injury-plagued women’s basketball superstar with championship ambitions who is thrown for a loop after falling for a teammate. WNBA All-Star Gabby Williams, two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson, and 2022 WNBA champion Theresa Plaisance are set to appear in the film. Sydney Colson is also an executive producer. The movie is written by Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin. Colson and Plaisance previously won a championship together with the Las Vegas Aces in 2022 and have worked together on other projects, including a podcast and an unscripted buddy comedy.

"“If you like ' Love & Basketball' and ' Bend It Like Beckham' and ' Bring It On' but you found yourself wondering, 'Could this maybe be a little bit gayer?' We have great news for you,” Colson said in a Thursday Instagram post. “The answer is yeah, you could always make it gayer.”"

"Written by “Abbott Elementary” writer-producer Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin, the movie will follow an injury-plagued women's basketball superstar with championship ambitions who is thrown for a loop when she falls for a teammate."

"Colson, a Texas A&M standout who was drafted to the WNBA in 2011, is also one of the executive producers on “Courtside.” “Making a movie like this is super exciting to me because I grew up playing basketball,” Colson added. “I would have loved as a young person to see my story depicted ... on screen so to see a team of people who want to ensure that others can see characters and storylines that feel personal and familiar to them. I'm so excited about it.”"

"Media company Run-A-Muck has announced that it is developing “Courtside,” a sports romantic comedy set in the world of professional basketball. WNBA All-Star Gabby Williams, two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson and 2022 WNBA champion Theresa Plaisance are among those set to appear in the movie, according to Deadline."

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