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There’s always “one more shot” for a second chance as Warner Bros. Pictures releases the new official trailer for the upcoming sports drama The Way Back. View trailer below.

Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) once had a life filled with promise.  In high school, he was a basketball phenom with a full university scholarship, when suddenly, for reasons unknown, he walked away from the game, forfeiting his future.  Now years later, Jack is spiraling down, triggered by an unspeakable loss, and drowning in the alcoholism that cost him his marriage and any hope for a better life. When he is asked to coach the basketball team at his alma mater, which has fallen far since his glory days, he reluctantly accepts, surprising no one more than himself.  As the boys start to come together as a team and win, Jack may have finally found a reason to confront the demons that have derailed him.  But will it be enough to fill the void, heal the deep wounds of his past, and set him on the road to redemption?

I kept on forgetting to post the first movie trailer for this movie….even though I keep on seeing the trailer every now ang again I go to the movie theaters. My bad. So, with the release of this new trailer, I decided to finally do a post about this upcoming film. Definitely looks like its gonna be a somewhat “hard hitting” sports drama as I’m sure it something that Ben Affleck probably wanted to do (maybe a little bit with his recent addiction episode). Still, O’Connor has definitely been a solid director with several of his past entries (i.e. Warrior and Miracle), so I am looking forward to seeing this movie when it comes out. Not gonna lie…probably gonna cry a bit….I have feeling.

The Way Back  arrives in theaters on March 6th, 2020