According to Deadline, Emmy nominee Will Arnett has officially signed on to join Oscar winner Taika Waititi’s forthcoming sports dramedy film Next Goal Wins.
Next Goal Wins is directed by Taika Waititi from a screenplay he co-wrote with Iain Morris.
The 30 Rock alum will be replacing Armie Hammer for the role of an unnamed executive at the Football Federation American Samoa.
Garrett Basch of Film Rites, and Jonathan Cavendish of Imaginarium Productions are producing along with Brett and Jamison of Archer’s Mark.