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Next Goal Wins Cast & Characters

Next Goal Wins (2023) stars Michael Fassbender as Thomas Rongen, Oscar Kightley as Tavita and Kaimana as Jaiyah. The comedy movie was released November 17, 2023. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG-13 2023 · 1h 44m 64 Audience 70 Review

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'Next Goal Wins' Trailer

'Next Goal Wins' Trailer

Starring Cast

Key crew

Director

Taika Waititi

Screenplay

Iain Morris , Taika Waititi

Producers

Garrett Basch , Jonathan Cavendish , Taika Waititi , Mike Brett , Steve Jamison , Andy Serkis , Kathryn Dean , Will Tennant

Music

Michael Giacchino

Cinematography

Lachlan Milne

Editor

Yana Gorskaya , Nicholas Monsour , Nat Sanders , Tom Eagles

Production design

Ra Vincent

Costume design

Miyako Bellizzi

Casting

Mary Vernieu , Michelle Wade Byrd , Katie Doyle

Full cast

36 cast members

Michael Fassbender

Kaimana

Jaiyah

American Samoan Priest

Convenient Store Cashier

Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi

"Who's on the Plane" Reporter

Angus Bendleton

Levy Tuiala

Chief Sila

James Burghardt

Tongan Player #1

Patrick Mullen

Tongan Player #2

Jonathan J.I. Knox

Game Referee

Loretta Ables Sayre

Lori Pelenise Tuisano

American Samoan Woman #1

Tulalagalaga Tatalo Wily

American Samoan Woman #2

Armani Makaiwa

Armani

William Chun

Store Local

Roland Tupola

Tongan Player #3

David Tu'itupou

Commentator (voice)

Russell Satele (uncredited)

Crew by department

101 crew members

Directing

Casting Director

John Rex Woodward

First Assistant Camera

First Assistant Editor

Director of Photography

First Assistant Director

Supervising Art Director

First Assistant "C" Camera

First Assistant "B" Camera

Background Casting Director

First Assistant Sound Editor

Second Second Assistant Director

Stockton David Porter

Additional Second Assistant Director

Zack Earl Edwards

Additional Second Assistant Director

Writing

Production

Jonathan Cavendish

Executive Producer

Executive Producer

Sophie Alexander

Associate Producer

Executive Producer

Gabby Revilla Lugo

Consulting Producer

Production Supervisor

Camera

Jerad Molkenthin

Alexander Eremin

Best Boy Grip

Andrew 'A.J.' Johnson

Steadicam Operator

Hilary Bronwyn Gayle

Still Photographer

Olivia Montaño

Second Assistant Camera

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Editing

Nicholas Monsour

Lindsay Tessier

Assistant Editor

Zachary Harrison

Assistant Editor

Sound

Andrejs Prokopenko

Rustam Gimadiyev

Bogdan Zavarzin

Nohealani NihipaliDay

Boom Operator

Tobi Nova

ADR Recordist

David V. Butler

Dialogue Editor

Michael Hertlein

Dialogue Editor

Sound Effects Editor

Ryan A. Sullivan

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Supervising Sound Editor

Music

Michael Giacchino

Original Music Composer

Art

Andrew A. Falk

Set Dresser

Richard Ruhe

Set Dresser

Frances Lynn Lebar

Michelle Fowler

Christopher Stanback

Property Master

Graphic Designer

Production Design

Vanesa Furnari

Set Decoration Buyer

Michael Crowe

Construction Coordinator

Art Department Coordinator

Visual Effects

Cyrus Apeles

Special Effects Manager

Visual Effects Producer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Costume & Makeup

Miyako Bellizzi

Arthur B Wilson III

Key Hair Stylist

Key Makeup Artist

Jaime Leigh McIntosh

Hair Department Head

Makeup Department Head

Kaikala Tamanaha

Assistant Makeup Artist

Casting

Michelle Wade Byrd

Johanna Bautista

Extras Casting

Casting Assistant

Other

Christopher J. Wood

Tino Tanaka

Propmaker

Berkley Spivey

Electrician

Denton Akoni Kukahiko

Electrician

Kristen B. Adams

Jennifer Iacobino

Health and Safety

Digital Compositor

Michelle Chan Wong

Executive Assistant

Video Assist Operator

Melinda Sue Gordon

Additional Photography

Additional Photography

Additional Photography

Teddy Phu-Thanh-Danh

Additional Photography

David Crans

Digital Imaging Technician