According to a report at Comic Book Resources, Marvel Entertainment and ESPN Films have joined forces to release a new documentary detailing "the search for real-life super power."
The film, titled "1-of-1: Genesis," is being touted as the origin story of real-life superheroes in the form of a number of professional athletes interviewed for the piece.
The film, available now for $14.99 on Google Play and the Marvel Movies On Demand YouTube channel, "explores the notion that superstar athletes are like real-life Super Heroes...with not just superpowers, but personal tales evoking themes and narratives found in Marvel comics. With Russell Wilson, Carmelo Anthony, Danica Patrick and more."
Eric Drath, a veteran of ESPN films who previously worked with Marvel on their web-based short feature "Tales to Astonish: Civil War," directed "1-of-1."
You can check out the trailer below, which features footage from the athletes' lives, careers, and interviews spliced with animated images from Marvel Comics.
I find the overall tone of this trailer irksome. I love sports, but it seems to me that we already put our professional athletes on too high of a pedestal in this country. Now to compare them to god-like super-beings is just too much for me to stomach. 'll be taking a pass on this one...
