National Champions Cast Adds Kristin Chenoweth, Lil Rel Howery & More
National Champions has added three performers to its cast.
New to the film are Kristin Chenoweth (
Holidate,
Fatherhood,
Free Guy). The trio of co-stars joins the
National Champions cast that already includes Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Uzo Aduba, and Alexander Ludwig. Also attached to the film are Andrew Bachelor, David Koechner, Tim Blake Nelson, and Timothy Olyphant.
Chenoweth will play Bailey Lazor, who is the wife of JK. Simmons’ Coach Lazor. More than just a wife, Bailey is said to have “the erudition and taste of an Upper East Sider.” Meanwhile, Donovan plays an executive named Mike Titus that calls an NCAA meeting after a star quarterback begins to boycott the big game. Finally, Howery is set to play the team’s defensive coordinator named Coach Dunn.