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Ben Stiller Says Knicks Documentary Is in Early Stages
Ben Stiller is making a multi-part documentary about the New York Knicks.
The project will explore the team’s history and its place in New York, including the current team.
The Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973 on June 13, raising expectations for the film.
Stiller, a lifelong Knicks fan who grew up in New York City, said the work is in its early stages but is moving ahead.
The documentary is intended to follow the team from the 1990s through its record-breaking title run.
Stiller said it will include Knicks fans, both well-known and less widely known, because he sees the fan community as central to the team.
The project aims to capture what the Knicks mean to New York and their fans.
Ben Stiller says his New York Knicks documentary is in its early stages.
The multi-part project will explore the team’s history, including its championship team.
Stiller said work began after the playoffs and that the project is now in full swing.
He said the documentary will cover the Knicks’ arc from the 1990s through their championship run.
Stiller said New York Knicks fans and their community will be an important part of the film.
- Who
- Ben Stiller is directing a documentary about the New York Knicks.
- What
- It is a multi-part project about the team’s history, including its championship team.
- When
- Stiller said it was in the beginning stages after the playoffs.
- Where
- New York and the Knicks are the focus. The documentary’s production location is not stated.
- Why
- Stiller said he hopes to capture the team’s spirit and what it has meant to New York.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Knicks won their first NBA championship since 1973.
The documentary was announced, with Stiller directing and following the team’s arc from the 1990s through its championship run.
Stiller said the project was in its beginning stages.
Stiller discussed the documentary while at the New York premiere of Focker-in-Law.
- Director
- Ben Stiller
- Project
- Multi-part documentary about the New York Knicks
- Status
- In the beginning stages after the playoffs
- Championship
- First NBA title since 1973, won June 13
- Coverage
- Knicks history from the 1990s through the championship run
What people are saying
It’s going to be a multi-part documentary about the history of the Knicks, including this team.
I feel like Knicks fans really love the Knicks, so the pressure is on to make something that lives up to what they want, but I hope it does.
in the beginning stages since the playoffs
but it’s not gonna be long. We’re full on it.