According to Variety, Amy Poehler is slated produce and star in an untitled basketball comedy for Universal through Paper Kite Productions. Poehler will play a coach that makes it to the head spot for an NBA team.
The last movie to feature a female lead who makes it to the big time as an NBA coach… Eddie, starring Whoopi Goldberg in 1996. That movie was rumoured to have a $30 million dollar budget, and brought in $31 million.