BA also holds VanDerveers life rights for the period of the film.
Winner Stayscomes as womens basketball has exploded in popularity.
That game drew more viewers than the NBA Finals as well as the World Series.
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Winner Staysis also personal for Rappaport, who lived through it as a child.
Coaching the 1996 Olympic Team was a once in a lifetime opportunity that involved incredible sacrifice and pressure.
I have confidence and trust that this all-female team will do justice to this story and get it right.
She and her players beat enormous odds to achieve greatness on a global scale.
It took hard work, true leadership, and sacrifice.
This is a patriotic story about the best of America, and were excited to tell it.
Blum & Angelo are represented by Dern, CAA and 42West.
Rebecca Angelo and Lauren Schuker Blum have been a film and television writing duo since 2012.
The pair first met as reporters atThe Wall Street Journal.
For television, they are currently developing a show with Adam McKay for Netflix.
Their previous writing credits include the Emmy-winning seriesOrange Is The New Black.
Angelo and Blum are repped by CAA, Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern, and 42West.
