The Basketball Star (Johnsonverse)

Katie is a 2018 American sports action drama film released by Johnson Studios, produced by Tim Johnson and directed by Timothy Hill. It stars Chloe Johnson, Gary Nelson, Ray Liotta, Mary Steenburgen, Phil Hartman, Jenny Smith, Mike Myers, Vanessa Parsons, and Destiny Edmond, and follows aspiring basketball player Katie DeLeon, who joins Staunton College's women's basketball team.

The film premiered in Hollywood on December 9, 2018, and had its worldwide debut eight days later. Critics praised it for its acting, especially from Johnson and Nelson, its action sequences, and the music score.

Plot
20-year-old Katelyn "Katie" DeLeon (Chloe Johnson) is an aspiring basketball player in the town of Staunton, Utah, living with her parents, former basketball player Sonny (Ray Liotta) and overprotective country star Franny (Mary Steenburgen), and her cousin Harry (Gary Nelson). Her best friend is Wendy James (Jenny Smith). Katie and Wendy play basketball with their friends in an abandoned building.

One day, Katie and Wendy decide to join Staunton University's women's college basketball team, the Staunton Cheetahs, and meet the team's coach, Pearl Olsen (Vanessa Parsons). Olsen has them do some training,

Music
The music score was composed by Hans Zimmer.