Uncle Drew - wikipedia Uncle Drew ( Redirected from Uncle Drew ( film ) ) Uncle Drew Theatrical release poster Directed by Charles Stone III Produced by Marty Bowen Wyck Godfrey Written by Jay Longino Starring Kyrie Irving Lil Rel Howery Shaquille O'Neal Chris Webber Reggie Miller Nate Robinson Lisa Leslie Erica Ash J.B. Smoove Mike Epps Tiffany Haddish Nick Kroll Music by Christopher Lennertz Cinematography Karsten Gopinath ( as Crash ) Edited by Jeff Freeman Sean Valla Production company Temple Hill Entertainment Distributed by Summit Entertainment Release date June 29, 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 29 ) ( United States ) Running time 103 minutes Country United States Language English Uncle Drew is an upcoming American sports comedy film directed by Charles Stone III and written by Jay Longino. It stars Kyrie Irving as the titular character from his Pepsi Max advertisements that started in 2012, along with former NBA players Shaquille O'Neal, Chris Webber, Reggie Miller, and Nate Robinson and former WNBA player Lisa Leslie. Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Erica Ash, J.B. Smoove, Mike Epps, and Nick Kroll also star. The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 29, 2018. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 References 6 External links Plot Dax ( Lil Rel Howery ) convinces former basketball playground legend Uncle Drew ( Kyrie Irving ) to join a street ball tournament at the Rucker Park in Harlem after losing his basketball team to his rival Mookie ( Nick Kroll ). Uncle Drew agrees but as one of the conditions, he will have to form his own team. The two set out on a road trip to pick up Drew 's old basketball squad. Cast Kyrie Irving as Uncle Drew, a streetball legend. Lil Rel Howery as Dax, a streetball team manager. Ashton Tyler as Young Dax Shaquille O'Neal as Big Fella, Uncle Drew 's former teammate who now runs a martial - arts dojo. Chris Webber as Preacher, Uncle Drew 's former teammate who is now a church minister Reggie Miller as Lights, Uncle Drew 's former teammate who presently seems to be legally blind. Nate Robinson as Boots, Uncle Drew 's former teammate who now lives in a retirement home. Lisa Leslie as Betty Lou Erica Ash as Maya JB Smoove as Angelo Mike Epps Tiffany Haddish as Jess Nick Kroll as Mookie, Dax 's longtime rival. Aaron Gordon Production On February 16, 2017, PepsiCo confirmed that they are developing a script for a film that will feature Uncle Drew and will partner with Temple Hill Entertainment for the production. On September 5, 2017, ESPN 's SportsCenter revealed the cast via their Twitter account. Lil Rel revealed that Kyrie Irving heard about his trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics while filming. Release On February 12, 2018, Kyrie Irving announced the release date of June 29, 2018 via his Twitter account. References Jump up ^ Kroll, Justin ( February 9, 2017 ). `` NBA Star Kyrie Irving 's ' Uncle Drew ' Commercials to Get Film Treatment ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety.com. Jump up ^ `` Pepsi Is Taking Kyrie Irving 's ' Uncle Drew ' to the Movies ''. adage.com. Jump up ^ `` First Look : Cast revealed for upcoming ' Uncle Drew ' movie ''. ESPN.com. Jump up ^ `` Lil Rel Says Kyrie Irving Found Out He Was Traded While Filming `` Uncle Drew '' ``. HotNewHipHop.com. Retrieved March 7, 2018. Jump up ^ Gould, Andrew. `` Kyrie Irving Reveals June 29 Release Date for ' Uncle Drew ' Movie ''. BleacherReport.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018. External links Wikiquote has quotations related to : Uncle Drew Official website Uncle Drew on IMDb hide Films directed by Charles Stone III Drumline ( 2002 ) Paid in Full ( 2002 ) Mr. 3000 ( 2004 ) CrazySexyCool : The TLC Story ( 2013 ) Lila & Eve ( 2015 ) Step Sisters ( 2018 ) Uncle Drew ( 2018 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uncle_Drew&oldid=846475961 '' Categories : Upcoming films 2018 films English - language films 2010s comedy films 2010s road movies American films American basketball films American road movies American sports comedy films Films directed by Charles Stone III Films scored by Christopher Lennertz Films set in Harlem Summit Entertainment films Talk Contents About Wikipedia 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 19 June 2018, at 00 : 36 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who is uncle drew in the movie uncle drew
Answer: Kyrie Irving