The trailer for the sequel to ‘Champions’ promises a new blockbuster and reveals an unexpected script twist

‘Champions’ was the big surprise of 2018. To its impressive box office, close to 30 million euros, were added three Goya Awards (including for the best film of the year) and the Fotogramas de Plata for the Best Film of 2018.

‘Champions’ represented us at the Oscars, broke records and He ended up having his own North American remake, ‘Champions’, with Bobby Farrelly as director and Woody Harrelson as the leadwhich will arrive in our theaters in December of this year, but don’t worry, those who need to know what happened to the original cast are in luck.

We review everything we know about ‘Campeonex’, the sequel to ‘Campeones’.

‘Championex’: Release date

We already have confirmation: ‘Campeonex’ opens on August 18 exclusively in theaters by Universal Pictures International Spain.

‘Championex’: Synopsis

The official synopsis brings us a big surprise and that is that, after his achievements in basketball in the first installment, the plot of ‘Campeonex’ makes our protagonists “by mistake enter the fascinating world of athletics at the hands of a rookie coach. Between the harsh demands of the new discipline and the amazing ability of the trainer to attract all kinds of misfortune and calamity, everything will end up turning upside down.”

‘Championex’: Team

Javier Fesser, winner of 7 Goya awards and nominated for an Oscar, is back at the controls. “Shooting this film has been a real privilege. We’re working with the most gifted people in the universe to make us cry with laughter while moving us with their overwhelming humanity.“, the director points out those jewels that are ‘The miracle of P. Tinto’ (1998), ‘The great adventure of Mortadelo and Filemón’ (2003) and ‘Mortadelo and Filemón against Jimmy el Cachondo’ (2014). “‘Campeonex ‘ is a whole journey full of new characters, each one more surprising, and situations full of humor, sincerity, tenderness, sport and lots and lots of action. I thought I was treading on familiar ground and yet everything has turned out wonderfully new“.

Fesser also signs the script together with Athenea Mata and in collaboration with David Marqués, co-author of the first installment.

Luis Manso for Películas Pendelton and Alvaro Longoria for Morena Films, are the producers of the film and this time Rey de Babia AIE also joins and has the participation of Movistar Plus+, RTVE and the sponsorship of Movistar.

‘Championex’: Cast

The cast of ‘Campeonex’ once again has the stars of the first installment: Jesús Vidal, Gloria Ramos, Sergio Olmos, Jesús Lago Solís, José de Luna, Fran Fuentes, Alberto Nieto, Roberto Chinchilla and Stefan López.

Elisa Hipólito, Brianeitor, Juan Margallo, Ángel Medina, Jelen García and Claudia Fesser are also part of the cast.

‘Campeonex’: Trailer, images and poster

The first trailer for ‘Campeonex’ already reveals the sporty plot change and, of course, it gives us new moments of glory for its protagonists.