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Next Goal Wins (2023) Poster

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Directed by 

Taika Waititi

Writing Credits  

Taika Waititi ... (screenplay) &
Iain Morris ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Michael Fassbender ... Thomas Rongen
Oscar Kightley ... Tavita
Kaimana ... Jaiyah
David Fane ... Ace
Rachel House ... Ruth
Beulah Koale ... Daru
Taika Waititi ... American Samoan Priest
Will Arnett ... Alex Magnussen
Elisabeth Moss ... Gail
Uli Latukefu ... Nicky Salapu
Sisa Grey ... Convenient Store Cashier
Semu Filipo Semu Filipo ... Rambo
Chris Alosio ... Jonah
Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi ... Pisa (as Lehi Falepapalangi)
Ioane Goodhue ... Smiley
Hio Pelesasa ... Samson
Wil Kahele ... 'Who's on the Plane' Reporter (as William Kahele)
Rhys Darby ... Rhys Marlin
Luke Hemsworth ... Keith
Angus Sampson ... Angus Bendleton
Kaitlyn Dever ... Nicole
Levy Tuiala ... Chief Sila
James Burghardt James Burghardt ... Tongan Player #1
Patrick Mullen ... Tongan Player #2
Jonathan J.I. Knox Jonathan J.I. Knox ... Game Referee
Loretta Ables Sayre ... Rambo's Mom
Don Nahaku ... Tongan Coach
Lori Pelenise Tuisano ... American Samoan Woman #1
Tulalagalaga Tatalo Wily Tulalagalaga Tatalo Wily ... American Samoan Woman #2
Armani Makaiwa ... Armani
William Chun William Chun ... Store Local
Roland Tupola Roland Tupola ... Tongan Player #3
David Tu'itupou ... Tall David (as David Tuitupou)
Martin Tyler Martin Tyler ... Commentator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frankie Adams ... Frangipani (uncredited)
Shereen Balles Shereen Balles ... Airport Patron (uncredited)
Karim Benz ... Soccer Player (uncredited)
Justin Cabanting ... American Samoa Fan (uncredited)
Svitlana Campbell Svitlana Campbell ... VIP (uncredited)
Amanda Chang ... VIP (uncredited)
Nancy Depicolzuane Nancy Depicolzuane ... VIP (uncredited)
Ely Garcia II Ely Garcia II ... Passenger (uncredited)
Isaiah Kainoa ... American Samoan Passenger (uncredited)
Samson Kealoha ... VIP (uncredited)
Ceci Lugo ... Girl on Plane (uncredited)
Diandra Macadamia-Rivera Diandra Macadamia-Rivera ... Soccer Fan (uncredited)
Jonah Rouse ... Samoan Boy (uncredited)
Arlo Sarinas ... Referee (uncredited)
Russell Satele Russell Satele ... Russell Satele (uncredited)
Ati Ripley Scanlan ... American Samoa Ceremonial (uncredited)
Larry Schultz ... A.S. Passenger (Group #2) (uncredited)
Andrea Elizabeth Sikkink ... Coaches Wife (uncredited)
David James Sikkink ... New Caledonia Coach (uncredited)
Marco Vazzano ... Security (uncredited)
Tui Vincent Tui Vincent ... Young Nicole (uncredited)

Produced by 

Sophie Alexander ... associate producer
Garrett Basch ... producer (p.g.a.)
Mike Brett ... producer
Jonathan Cavendish ... producer (p.g.a.)
Kathryn Dean ... executive producer
Steve Jamison ... producer
Josh McLaglen ... executive producer
Phil Robertson ... executive producer
Andy Serkis ... executive producer
Will Tennant ... executive producer
Taika Waititi ... producer (p.g.a.)

Music by 

Michael Giacchino

Cinematography by 

Lachlan Milne

Editing by 

Tom Eagles
Yana Gorskaya
Nicholas Monsour
Nat Sanders

Casting By 

Katie Doyle ... casting director: Hawaii
Mary Vernieu
Michelle Wade Byrd

Production Design by 

Ra Vincent

Art Direction by 

Peter Borck ... supervising art director
Frances Lynn Lebar ... (as Frances Lynn Hernandez)
Dan McCarthy ... (opening title sequence)

Set Decoration by 

Katrin Chong
Taylor Jean

Costume Design by 

Miyako Bellizzi

Makeup Department 

Abigail Bradley ... makeup artist: additional photography
Nicole Brennan ... hair stylist: additional photography
Natalie Bruce ... makeup artist
Dustin Caravalho ... additional hair stylist
Maryann Chang ... additional makeup artist
Steve Elias ... additional hair stylist
Christopher Enlow ... hair stylist: additional photography
Nancy Hennah ... makeup department head (as Nancy Vincent)
Kerrin Jackson ... assistant makeup department head: additional photography
Kara Kearns ... additional hair stylist
Ralph Malani ... additional hair stylist
Jaime Leigh McIntosh ... hair department head
Elizabeth Olajide ... hair stylist: additional photography (as Elizabeth F. Olajide)
Robert Pickens ... wigmaker: Michael Fassbender
Karen Iboshi Preiser ... additional makeup artist (as Karen Preiser)
Erica Preus ... assistant makeup department head
Dania Ridgway ... makeup artist: additional photography
Kaikala Tamanaha ... assistant makeup artist (as Jeremy Kaikala)
Arthur B Wilson III ... assistant hair department head (as Arthur Wilson)
Sheldon Yamauchi ... hair department head: additional photography / hair stylist

Production Management 

Kathryn Dean ... unit production manager
Karen Ramirez ... production supervisor
Matthew Rodrigues ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Stephanie Tull Coscina ... second assistant director: additional photography
Zack Earl Edwards ... additional second assistant director
Karen Garcia ... addl 2nd 2nd AD
Rachel Jensen ... first assistant director: additional photography
Dais Kasagawa ... second second assistant director
Josh McLaglen ... first assistant director
Stockton David Porter ... additional second assistant director
David Stickler ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Kristen B. Adams ... set designer
Arbi Canga ... graphic designer
Michael Crowe ... construction coordinator
Andrew Falk ... set dresser (as Andrew A. Falk)
Kailey Faust ... construction auditor
Michele McCarthy Fowler ... additional graphic designer (as Michele Fowler) / set dresser (as Michele Fowler)
Vanesa Furnari ... set decoration buyer
Meagen Lee ... graphic designer
David Loitz ... lead man
Nicholas Overbeck ... welder foreman
Mike Reiber ... Paint Consultant
Richard Ruhe ... set dresser
Rebecca Runyon ... art department coordinator
Christopher Stanback ... property master
Tino Tanaka ... propmaker
Christopher J. Wood ... propmaker foreman
Ashleigh Scott ... Illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Dylan Acio ... Boom Operator: additional photography
David Bach ... dialogue/adr editor
Phil Barrie ... supervising sound editor
Bradford Bell ... mix technician
David V. Butler ... additional adr supervision
Smokey Cloud ... first assistant sound editor
Chris Diebold ... sound effects editor
Joel Erickson ... dialogue editor
Judah Getz ... adr mixer
Galen Goodpaster ... Assistant Sound Editor
Geraldo Gutierrez ... Re Recording Mix Technican: Fx Predubs
Michael Hertlein ... dialogue editor
Rustam Himadiiev ... foley mixer (as Rustam Gimadiyev)
Ai-Ling Lee ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Armando Macias ... Sound Mixer: additional photography
Stephen Mullett ... adr coordinator
Nohealani NihipaliDay ... boom operator
Tobi Nova ... adr recordist
Andrejs Prokopenko ... sound mixer
Ryan A. Sullivan ... sound effects editor
Brian Tarlecki ... re-recording mixer
Matt Taylor ... Sound Utility: additional photography
Chris Terhune ... sound effects editor
Bogdan Zavarzin ... foley artist

Special Effects by 

Cyrus Apeles ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by 

Kilikai Ahuna ... visual effects lead data wrangler
David Alexander ... cg artist: Switch VFX
Kemal Ally ... vfx editor: Switch VFX
Barb Benoit ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Jon Campfens ... visual effects producer: Switch VFX / visual effects supervisor: Switch VFX
Jason Chen ... visual effects supervisor
Peter Denomme ... Visual Effects Executive Producer: Switch VFX
Ayumi Funatsu ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Simon Han ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Wilson Ho ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Amanda Hollingworth ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Eric Jacobo ... visual effects coordinator
Jason Kozsurek ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Michelle Ledesma-Yhan ... digital compositor
Jef Lonn ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Cailin Munroe ... visual effects coordinator: Switch VFX
Eric Ng ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Beau Parsons ... visual effects supervisor: Switch VFX
Maxwell Raymond ... I/O Coordinator
Brandon Rogers ... cg artist: Switch VFX
Nerina Sanchez ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Benji Stinson ... visual effects editor
Alexa Stollmeyer ... visual effects coordinator (as Alexa Furr)
Shane Strickman ... visual effects producer
Mike Suta ... digital compositor: Switch VFX
Takashi Takeoka ... digital compositor
David Van Dyke ... visual effects supervisor: Van Dyke Visual Effects
Ryan Van Steenburgh ... cg artist: Switch VFX
Sean Willes ... cg artist: Switch VFX
Matthew T. Wilson ... compositing supervisor
Sunny Wong ... systems admin: Switch VFX
Hyunsu Yang ... digital compositor: Switch VFX

Stunts 

Craig H. Davidson ... stunt coordinator / stunt rigging coordinator
Darin Fujimori ... stunts
Jason Patterson ... stunt double: Daru
Branscombe Richmond ... stunts
Terani Richmond ... stunt double: Chris Alosio
Tavita Woodard ... stunt double: Nicky Salapu

Camera and Electrical Department 

Stephen Bacquet ... crane technician
Ben Benesh ... key grip: re-shoots
Mike Berlucchi ... director of photography additional photography
Chris Birdsong ... key grip
Danny Cochran ... rigging grip best boy
David Crans ... digital imaging technician
Michael Cronin ... "a" dolly grip (as Michael Patrick Cronin) / Dolly Grip "A" Camera
Richard Dabbs ... "a" second assistant camera
Alexander Eremin ... best boy grip
Hilary Bronwyn Gayle ... still photographer
Melinda Sue Gordon ... still photographer: additional photography
Jeremy Hill ... camera utility: additional photography
Andrew AJ Johnson ... b camera/steadicam operator
Jason Klinger ... grip: re-shoots
Denton Akoni Kukahiko ... electrician
Jerad Molkenthin ... gaffer
Olivia Montano ... second assistant camera
Nigel Nally ... first assistant "b" camera
Austin Nelson ... grip
Teddy Phuthanhdanh ... digital imaging technician: additional photography
David Presley ... video assist
Will Randall ... Digital Utility: LA Unit
Berkley Spivey ... electrician
Chris Strauser ... First Assistant Camera: "C" Camera / first assistant camera "c camera"
Tim Unger ... additional photography: second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Rex Woodward ... first assistant camera
Litong Zhen ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography

Casting Department 

Joshua Algie ... australian casting associate
Johanna Bautista ... extras casting director
Debbie DeLisi ... la casting
Katie Doyle ... hawaii casting
Cassie Favreau-Chung ... extras casting associate
Joe Fisher ... new zealand casting associate
Silawn Lewis ... extras casting assistant
Kirsty McGregor ... australian casting
Angelique Midthunder ... utah casting
Jeff Olan ... extras casting
Michelle Paulino ... casting assistant
Will Pearce ... Australian Casting Assistant
Yesi Ramirez ... svp of casting: Searchlight Pictures
Stevie Ray ... australian casting
Rache Sapla ... extras casting assistant
Sydney Shircliff ... casting associate
Georgia Simon ... adr voice casting
Amir Soliman ... extras casting
Stu Turner ... new zealand casting
Karen Wood ... hawaii casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Charles W. Kaeo ... costumer
Tammy Keach ... additional costumer: daily
Lyndsea Lamarr ... assistant costume designer
Kat Lawhead ... costume pa
Natsume Minegishi ... costumer / set costumer
Shaylyn O'Grady ... set costumer: additional
Lauren Stoecker-Sylvia ... costumer
Cathie Valdovino ... set costumer
Susan Zaguirre ... set costumer
Jessica Zavala ... costume supervisor
Robyn Zucker ... key costumer

Editorial Department 

Noel Albornoz ... digital intermediate editor
Aaron Brock ... First Assistant Editor
Matthew C. Buckley ... VFX Editor
David Cole ... lead digital colourist / supervising digital colourist
Greg Curry ... colorist: dailies
Zachary Harrison ... assistant editor
Jackie Mata ... Dailies Producer
Wendy Nomiyama ... first assistant editor
Benji Stinson ... visual effects editor
Lindsay Tessier ... assistant editor
Shawyon Fazel ... Digital Intermediate Producer (uncredited)
David Flamer ... Data Operator (uncredited)

Location Management 

Genelyn Arante ... assistant location manager
Chelsea Genova ... key assistant location manager
Lelaine Lau ... assistant location manager / location scout
Jacob Leonard ... location assistant
Melissa K. Shipman ... key assistant location manager

Music Department 

Warren Brown ... music recorded and mixed by
Marco Carrión ... theme music composer
Stephen M. Davis ... music editor
Mick Giacchino ... composer: additional music
Ellen Ginsburg ... music clearance
Curtis Green ... composer: additional music / orchestra conducted by
John Houlihan ... SVP Music, Searchlight Pictures
Jeff Kryka ... Orchestrator
Camilo Lara ... theme music composer
Julian Nunez ... Music Coordinator for Searchlight Pictures
Booker White ... music preparation
Ashley Olauson ... music production executive (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Tiffany Tavares ... script supervisor

Transportation Department 

Steve De Leon ... transportation coordinator
Richard Groder ... driver

Additional Crew 

Kevin Alcantar ... production assistant
Jordan Anderson ... assistant production coordinator prep
Max Anton ... soccer advisor
Christopher Lee Bailey ... stand-in
Chelsea Bayles ... set production assistant
Jackie Bissley ... unit publicist
Nicholas Bresnan ... production assistant
Katie Burris ... assistant to producers
Andrea F. Cannistraci ... production counsel
Thomas Cavanaugh ... SVP: Music Business Affairs
Caryn Cheever ... first assistant accountant
Rea Chupek ... production assistant
Jonathan Coffin ... production assistant
Christopher Coffman ... assistant to producers (as Chris Coffman)
Ishay Craig ... production assistant
Louis Francavilla IV ... production assistant
Jacob Friedheim ... production assistant
Taylor Friedman ... production staff
Irene Georghiades ... production coordinator
Melissa Goncalves ... production assistant
David Greenbaum ... president of production
Matthew Greenfield ... production staff
Sam Gruenhagen ... production assistant
Karen Jewell ... Key Post Accountant
Tess Jones ... assistant accountant
Josh Lee ... assistant production coordinator
Ajax Maharlika ... assistant: M. Fassbender
Hannah-Grace McDermott ... production assistant
Rebecca Morellato ... SVP: Music Production
Noeau Nakai ... Leadman
Rose Noble ... assistant: J. Cavendish
Jessica Olthof ... production coordinator
Carlos Pantin ... production assistant
Sam Purdy ... Assistant Director
Reena Magsarili Raasch ... production accountant
DustStan Kiani Roberts ... Security
Marina Rubin ... accounting clerk
Henry Sataraka ... cultural advisor
Catherine Slater ... executive assistant: J. Cavendish
Sara Spector ... assistant to G. Basch
Amy Stein ... production counsel
Bernadette Tanchauco ... Estimating Executive
Madi Tower ... assistant: Garrett Basch
Amber Walls ... stand in: Elisabeth Moss
Michelle Chan Wong ... assistant: T. Waititi, additional photography (as Michelle Chan)
Anthony Woodard ... production assistant
Peggy Yen ... production accountant
Holly Kintop ... Coordinator: Production Technology (uncredited)

Thanks 

Jemaine Clement ... the filmmakers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Lindsay Doran ... the filmmakers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Mark Grassick ... the filmmakers wish to thank the following for their assistance

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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