A precocious athlete experiences unparalleled success at a rapid rate.
The first trailer for writer-director Noah Buschels sports drama swirls around more of the latter than the former.
In the process, hidden conflicts with his overbearing father (Ethan Hawke) are brought to light.
Hawke was drawn to the project because it was dissimilar to other sports films.
Theres a quality to the writing [Simmons] character was so interesting to me.
In a way, it was more reminiscent ofOrdinary Peoplethan it was of [Miracle].
See the exclusive first trailer above.The Phenomopens in theaters and VOD on June 24.
