Football Stars on WWII Frontlines in ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ Movie Teaser

“Everybody off the boat! Go go go!” 🏈 Netflix has revealed the teaser trailer for The Mosquito Bowl, a WWII action thriller movie that’s not entirely about the war – it’s about American Football. Based on a true story, of course, from 1944. The latest action movie directed by Peter Berg, following his American Primeval series just last year. Based on a remarkable true story (covered in this book), following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the US Marines. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would ultimately be the bloodiest battle of the war ― the invasion of Okinawa ― their ranks included one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled: Former All Americans, captains from Wisconsin, Brown & Notre Dame, and 20 others. With Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer, and Dominic Bogart. This looks like it’s a heavy mix between intense war scenes & intense football scenes. // Continue Reading ›