Backspot stars Devery Jacobs and is produced by Elliot Web page. (YouTube/XYZ Movies/Getty)
A brand new trailer for Elliot Web page’s newest undertaking, the lesbian cheerleading movie Backspot, has landed and it appears like a sweaty, pulsating journey.
The brand new drama follows queer Reservation Canine actress Devery Jacobs as Riley, a mid-weight cheerleader who will get provided the prospect to affix an all-star squad, the Thunderhawks.
Her coach Eileen McNamara, performed by Emmy-nominated Westworld star Evan Rachel Wooden, is ruthless in her makes an attempt to push Riley to achieve her full potential – even when there’s an harm or two alongside the best way.
Riley should navigate the pressures of being an athlete on the point of superstardom, whereas attempting to get her crippling nervousness beneath management.
Plus, she’s acquired a relationship with fellow cheerleader Amanda (Kudakwashe Rutendo) to take care of. Oh, and there’s a contest on the horizon.
The movie’s official synopsis reads: “Overwhelmed, obsessive and with a contest looming, this younger queer athlete should decipher her personal voice from the ladies round her, and kind a more healthy relationship [with] the game she loves.”
The movie’s govt producer is trans trailblazer Web page by way of his manufacturing firm, Pageboy Productions, and is the feature-length debut of non-binary director D. W. Waterson.
In a brand new two-minute trailer, Riley swaps faculty gyms for screaming crowds as her cheerleading profession reaches new heights, however the threats are quite a few. It’s a coronary heart pounding watch, and that’s simply the teaser.
The film premiered on the Toronto Movie Pageant final September to a fairly spectacular viewers response, and now has a 77 per cent approval ranking on Rotten Tomatoes.
In keeping with the trailer, the movie is because of open on 31 Might, though it’s not clear if that is a world launch or solely within the US.
Backspot turns into the second queer sports activities movie set for launch this spring, following Zendaya’s tennis drama Challengers, which is due out on 26 April.
God’s Personal Nation star Josh O’Connor, who play tennis star Patrick Zweig and one third of the movie’s love triangle, not too long ago confirmed his character’s sexuality is “fluid” – and that he and Mike Faist, who performs rival Artwork Donaldson, kiss within the movie.