March 2, 2017— Dallas, Texas -- Sprite Slam Dunk Champion Chris Staples will play Michael Diggs in
the drama comedy motion picture Slamma Jamma. The movie is set for release Friday, March 24, to a nationwide audience. The movie is also rated PG.
Chris a rising star from Saginaw, Michigan. Stormed on the scene winning national and international dunk competitions, appearing in more than 20 countries having been featured in Sports Illustrated, a former Harlem Globetrotter, and becoming a YouTube sensation, not to mention being couched by Labron James.
Staples will play the lead role of Michael Diggs in Slamma Jamma. Michael Irvin, Jose Canseco, Ryan Gunnarson, Ray Walia, Michael Hardy, Aqueela Zoll and others
will round out the cast. The movie was directed by Tim Chey (who
has directed and produced films
starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Stephen Baldwin,
Tricia Helfer, Sharon Leal, William Sadler, Bo
Jackson (Football, Baseball star), David Robinson
(NBA star), Margaret Cho, Pam Grier, Tom
Sizemore, Tone Loc, Duane Martin, Tatiana Ali,
Corbin Bernsen just to mention.
Inspired by a true story, 'SLAMMA JAMMA' is
about one man who overcomes being wrongfully
imprisoned and comes back against all odds to be
the National Slam Dunk Champion.
Michael comes home and finds his mother in a crisis. He sees no food on the shelf and realizes the desperation in the air. He discovers his younger brother, Taye, is now possibly helping a drug dealer. Hopelessness sets in. Michael's mother offers him some money, but he refuses to take it. As his brother sinks deeper into crime, Michael's
mother collapses of a heart-attack. Unable to pay the hospital bill, Michael questions his
own faith. Against all odds in this urban sports film.
Chris Staples who is in the forefront of happenings has entered into a partnership with Rise Footwear to design and release his new sneaker later this summer.
Chris Staples will visit Texas during South
by Southwest this March to bring awareness
to the film. The star will visit
Austin, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas in a four day promotional tour and appear at several functions. Chris Staples and others
are available for interviews.
For more information on Chris Staples and Slamma Jamma please feel free to contact the media relations person mentioned above.
Social Media Links
Link To Film Trailer:
https://youtu.be/wU6LutwK-Kk
Link To National TV Spots:
https://youtu.be/9JpLReX-fxc
Slamma Jamma IMDb
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5319866/
Ball Life:
http://ballislife.com/chris-staples-still-dunking-over-women
Dunkademics:
http://dunkademics.com/2013/02/chris-staples
