Claim: LeBron James appeared in a film written by comedian Amy Schumer.

Trainwreck is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by Judd Apatow and written by Amy Schumer . The film stars Schumer and Bill Hader along with an ensemble cast that includes Brie Larson , Colin Quinn , John Cena , Tilda Swinton and LeBron James . The film is about a hard-drinking , promiscuous young magazine writer named Amy -LRB- Schumer -RRB- who has her first serious relationship with a sports doctor named Aaron -LRB- Hader -RRB- .   Principal photography began on May 19 , 2014 , in New York City . The film premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival on March 15 , 2015 , and was released theatrically in the United States on July 17 , 2015 , by Universal Pictures . The film won awards for Schumer 's performance and was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay .