Produced by Universal Pictures and SpringHill Company, “Shooting Stars” is a biographical sports drama film released by Peacock on June 2, 2023. On the same day, Roswell Records and RCA Records released the Foo Fighters‘ 11th studio album “But Here We Are“.
“Shooting Stars”
Born in Edgewood, Maryland, USA, Chris Robinson turned 55 on September 28, 2022. He directed “Shooting Stars”, which was written by Frank E. Flowers, Tony Rettenmaier and Juel Taylor.
The film is based on National Basketball Association player LeBron James‘ 2009 memoir, which he co-wrote with Buzz Bissinger, a journalist born in New York City, New York, USA. In the film adaptation, Marquis Mookie Cook plays the NBA player.
Natalie Paul plays Gloria James, who gave birth to LeBron at age 16. Gloria is Cantona James and Freda James Howard‘s daughter.
Katlyn Nichol plays LeBron’s wife Savannah James. Also in the cast are Wood Harris as Dru Joyce II, Caleb McLaughlin as Dru Joyce III, Algee Smith as Ilya McGree, Avery Wills as Willie McGree, Dermot Mulroney as Keith Dambrot, Scoot Henderson as Romeo Travis, Khalil Everage as Sian Cotton and Jett Howard as Carmelo Anthony.
Cook is 6’7″ tall. Born in Portland, Oregon, USA, he turned 18 on July 3, 2022.
LeBron is 6’9″ tall. Born in Akron, Ohio, USA, he turned 38 on December 30, 2022.
“But Here We Are”
Warren, Ohio native Dave Grohl turned 54 on January 14, 2023. He founded the Foo Fighters in 1994 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
Los Angeles, California, USA native Greg Kurstin produced “But Here We Are” with the band. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.
The album has 10 songs. It was dedicated to the band’s drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died on March 25, 2022, and Grohl’s mother Virginia Hanlon Grohl, who died on August 17, 2022.

- “Rescued”
- “Under You”
- “Hearing Voices”
- “But Here We Are”
- “The Glass”
- “Nothing at All”
- “Show Me How”
- “Beyond Me”
- “The Teacher”
- “Rest”
