What heated rivalry? A queer women's basketball rom-com with actual WNBA players is in the works

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Women’s basketball is finally getting the queer rom-com it deserves.Media company Run-A-Muck has announced that it is developing “Courtside,” a sports romantic comedy set in the world of professional basketball.WNBA All-Star Gabby Williams, two-time WNBA champion Sydney Colson and 2022 WNBA champion Theresa Plaisance are among those set to appear in the movie, according to Deadline.

“If you like ‘Love & Basketball’ and ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bring It On’ but you found yourself wondering, ‘Could this maybe be a little bit gayer?’ We have great news for you,” Colson said in a Thursday Instagram post.“The answer is yeah, you could always make it gayer.” Colson, a Texas A&M standout who was drafted to the WNBA in 2011, is also one of the executive producers on “Courtside.” Written by “Abbott Elementary” writer-producer Brittani Nichols and directed by Carly Usdin, the movie will follow an injury-plagued women’s basketball superstar with championship ambitions who is thrown for a loop when she falls for a teammate.

Movies With a new documentary out Friday, during the NCAA tournament she once ruled, the former WNBA great wants you to know she has no plans to stop holding court.“Making a movie like this is super exciting to me because I grew up playing basketball,” Colson added.“I would have loved as a young person to see my story depicted ...

on screen so to see a team of people who want to ensure that others can see characters and storylines that feel personal and familiar to them.I’m so excited about it.” Colsen and Plaisance, who won a championship together as teammates on the Las Vegas Aces in 2022, share a podcast and also starred in the unscripted buddy comedy “The Syd + TP Show” together.

Williams, who plays for France in international competition, currently plays on the Golden State Valkyries.“It feels li...