Last week, Tom Brady announced that he was partnering with his own film company to help deliver a nine-part ESPN docuseries on his career. Some who were hoping about a “Last Dance” style series about Brady’s exit from Foxboro were disappointed to learn it’s more of a series about his life, career and how he’s gotten over adversity.
Here was the trailer in case you missed it:
I have quoted Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” speech since I saw it painted on our weight room wall at UM in 1995. It’s a constant reminder to ignore the noise, buckle my chinstrap, and battle through whatever comes my way.
Coming 2021 on @espn! pic.twitter.com/nm9SdFYB7D
— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) May 21, 2020
Filmmaker Gotham Chopra, who will work on the film with Brady, has worked with Brady on multiple projects, including “Tom vs. Time,” spoke to Albert Breer of the MMQB about the project:
Gotham Chopra details what Tom Brady's new documentary will be like, including potential interviews https://t.co/UzbiS08cNy
— WEEI (@WEEI) May 26, 2020
From the article above:
““It’s not Tom Brady’s Last Dance,” Chopra said. “It’s not that. That may or may not exist 20 years from now, I don’t know. There’s this sort of immediacy to this … The premise [of The Last Dance] was telling stories about the seasons, whereas [Brady’s], it does feel a little bit more real time. Tom continues to be an active player. So the idea is, ‘O.K., let’s talk about these nine seasons, this incredible body of work across 20 years, and how it’s still sort of affecting him.’”
Given Spygate and Deflategate occurred in Super Bowl seasons, it seems like those events will be included in some fashion.
“Yeah, we will [address that],” Chopra said. “I just know from knowing Tom all these years now, Tom’s constantly, like a lot of elite athletes, figuring out ways to motivate himself and go at it again. Does he really need to at this point of his career? No. But he still loves it, he’s still finding ways to motivate himself and those things definitely have a big impact. I’ve never found with Tom where he says, ‘Dude, I’m not talking about that.’ He’s very candid and willing to speak about stuff.”
Chopra acknowledged Bill Belichick is on his list of people he would like to speak with for the series, but did say COVID-19 is impacting the process of securing all interviews.”
