“One Goal” was published by Hachette Books in February and quickly drew national attention, including a crew from NBC’s “Today” that filmed at Lewiston High School. A spokeswoman for Neflix confirmed the deal reported by the Hollywood Reporter, but declined to provide details Wednesday.
The Hollywood Reporter story did not say what Netflix’s specific plans for the book might be. The Netflix deal was first reported Tuesday by the Hollywood Reporter, a film industry publication. “It’s a timely subject and a great story that I think a lot of people thought could be very visual,” Strone said. Strone said he could not discuss details of the deal or Netflix’s plans, but said other film production companies were interested in optioning the book. Gish said Wednesday afternoon that he hadn’t talked to players on the 2015 team about the Netflix option, but thought they’d likely be very proud their story continues to intrigue people.īass, who teaches history at The College of New Rochelle in New York, referred questions about the Netflix deal to her agent, Dan Strone of Trident Media Group in New York City. “I was a little worried (about the book) at first, but Amy did such a great job with it.”
We knew we had a good story and a special thing going here,” said Dan Gish, an assistant coach on the team. “Wow, we never expected it to get to this level.
When Bass found out about the option, she told Lewiston High School coaches and administrators, whom she’s stayed in touch with since writing the book about the team that won a state championship in 2015. It’s a very important story to tell, maybe now more than ever, so I’m excited when anyone wants to help tell that story.” “(The film option) is not what I’ve been focused on.
“I think there’s a great soccer analogy for this: You’ve got to get the ball to the other end of the field and inside the net, and that’s very hard to do,” said Bass, a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston. A book about the team has been optioned by Netflix. Hassan said he and seven of his teammates grew up in the same refugee camp. Abdirizak Ali, left, attempts a shot as his teammate Dek Hassan tries to interrupt him during drills at practice in 2015.
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