First trailer! John C. Reilly transforms into Jerry Buss for new Lakers series about Magic Johnson
First trailer! John C. Reilly transforms into Jerry Buss for new Lakers series about Magic Johnson… after casting sparked THAT fall-out between Will Ferrell and creator Adam McKay
- Reilly, 56, stars as former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss, who died in 2013
- The series charts the Lakers at their peak in the 1980s when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson played
- Newcomer Quincy Isaiah stars as Johnson, while Solomon Hughes plays Abdul-Jabbar
- The HBO limited series is directed and produced by The Big Short filmmaker Adam McKay
- McKay recently opened up about his falling-out with his friend and business partner Will Ferrell
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John C. Reilly looked completely transformed as he stepped into the shoes of former Los Angeles Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss in the first trailer for the new series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty.
The HBO limited series charts the rise of the Lakers team of the 1980s and the its superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson.
The new trailer arrives on the heels of interviews with director and executive producer Adam McKay, who recently spoke about his falling out with his former business partner Will Ferrell.
What a difference! John C. Reilly looked completely transformed as he stepped into the shoes of former Los Angeles Lakers majority owner Jerry Buss in the first trailer for the new HBO series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty
Reilly takes the spotlight from the star in the trailer raunchy opening, as he’s shown in bed with a younger woman by his side.
‘There’s two things in this world that make me believe in God: It’s sex and basketball,’ he says dramatically.
But when his lover says she’s sleepy, basketball seems to win out.
‘Her loss,’ he continues, addressing the camera directly. ‘I’m about to buy a team.’
Superstar team: The HBO limited series charts the rise of the Lakers team of the 1980s and the its superstars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson; Reilly pictured with Quincy Isaiah as Johnson
Basketball obsessive: Reilly is seen in bed with a younger woman by his side. ‘There’s two things in this world that make me believe in God: It’s sex and basketball,’ he says
Missing out: But when his lover says she’s sleepy, basketball seems to win out. ‘Her loss,’ he continues, addressing the camera directly. ‘I’m about to buy a team.’
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