Elisabeth Moss Set to Join 'Next Goal Wins' | THR News - video Dailymotion

Moss would join Michael Fassbender in the sports dramedy based on the doc of the same name.

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00:00The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively reveal that Emmy and Golden Globe winner Elizabeth Moss

00:04is in talks to join Taika Waititi's upcoming movie titled Next Goal Wins.

00:08Based on a 2014 British documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins is an underdog story

00:13that follows the national football team of American Samoa and their coach,

00:17as they try to transform from perennial losers into FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

00:21Moss would join Michael Fassbender in the sports dramedy, where he will play the coach.

00:25The project will see Waititi team back up with Fox Searchlight.

00:28The director and the studio are currently gearing up for the release of Jojo Rabbit,

00:32which recently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

00:35I'm the enemy.

00:36You're not a Nazi, Jojo. You're a 10-year-old kid.

00:41Waititi will be directing Next Goal Wins before embarking on Marvel's Thor Love and Thunder.

00:46As for Moss, the actress was most recently seen in the latest season of The Handmaid's Tale,

00:50which was renewed for a fourth season on Hulu.

00:53Nice car like you in a place like this.

00:55For more on this story, head to THR.com.

00:59Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.