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Campeones-Inspired International Remakes (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Aamir Khan is gearing up for his next theatrical release, Sitaare Zameen Par, which is reportedly based on the Spanish film Campeones. It’s being described as the spiritual sequel to Taare Zameen Par. The sports drama has been directed by R.S. Prasanna and is scheduled to be released in theatres on June 20th, 2025. Fans are waiting with bated breath for the trailer, which should arrive soon.

But did you know that Sitaare Zameen Par is not the only film to have drawn inspiration from Campeones? In fact, three films based on the same subject in different languages have already been released. Continue reading to learn more.

English Language Film

The English language Campeones-inspired film, titled Champions, is the most popular adaptation of the Spanish film (for obvious reasons). Directed by Bobby Farrelly, the film featured Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson in the...

Jim Gianopulos, former CEO and chairman at 20th Century Fox, said artificial intelligence (AI) should be seen as a tool for good rather than a threat to the global film industry.

Hollywood studio veteran Gianopulos was taking part in a one-to-one conversation with Saudi actor and presenter Yasir Alsaggaf during the second edition of the Saudi Film Confex, which ran October 9-10 in Riyadh.

Gianopulos noted AI is often labelled as a disruptor, and formed a sizeable part of the discussions during last year’s strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. But he said that on balance, he believed its...

Jim Gianopulos, former CEO and chairman at 20th Century Fox, said artificial intelligence (AI) should be seen as a tool for good rather than a threat to the global film industry.

Hollywood studio veteran Gianopulos was taking part in a one-to-one conversation with Saudi actor and presenter Yasir Alsaggaf during the second edition of the Saudi Film Confex, which ran October 9-10 in Riyadh.

Gianopulos noted AI is often labelled as a disruptor, and formed a sizeable part of the discussions during last year’s strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. But he said that on balance, he believed its...

Jim Gianopulos, former CEO and chairman at 20th Century Fox, said artificial intelligence (AI) should be seen as a tool for good rather than a threat to the global film industry.

Hollywood studio veteran Gianopulos was taking part in a one-to-one conversation with Saudi actor and presenter Yasir Alsaggaf during the second edition of the Saudi Film Confex, which ran October 9-10 in Riyadh.

Gianopulos noted AI is often labelled as a disruptor, and formed a sizeable part of the discussions during last year’s strikes by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA. But he said that on balance, he believed its...

Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes organisation, Sébastien Raybaud, founder of UK-based production, financing and sales outfit Anton, French filmmaker Luc Jacuqet and Jim Gianopulos, former CEO and chairman at 20th Century Fox, are among the high-profile international speakers at the second edition of the Saudi Film Confex, taking place October 9-10 in Saudi Arabia’s capital of Riyadh.

Will Smith, US actor and producer, gave the keynote speech today (October 9). Smith’s latest film, Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, became Saudi Arabia’s highest-grossing film of all time, scoring 1.7 million admissions in the country following its summer 2024 release.

Riyadh-based exhibitor is aiming to back 24 Arabic language films a year by 2025

Leading Saudi exhibitor Muvi Cinemas is ramping up its production activities and will start shooting on its next Saudi film El Senor by Aymen Khoja on December 9.

Starring Yasir Alsaggaf and Bayoumi Fouad, the comedy is one of 10 films backed by Muvi’s production arm Muvi Studios that the exhibitor will release over the next 12 months.

Among them is Red Sea competition film Mandoob, co-production with Telfaz 11 that releases on December 14. Egyptian comedy Esabat Azeema, a co-production with Al Arabia Cinema that stars Esaad Younes, will release...

Saudi company Al Maha Al Arab on board as financier.

Andrés Vicente Gómez, the veteran Spanish Oscar-winning producer of Belle Epoque whose historical epic Born A King is screening in the Marche du Film online, is busy working on upcoming projects.

Lolafilms head Gómez is looking to finish production on Champions, a Saudi remake of the 2018 Spanish hit Campeones, after it was shut down in Jeddah on March 17 due to the pandemic with several days of shooting left to go.

Saudi company Al Maha Al Arab, which is run by Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, son to the late King Faisal,...

Produced by Al Maha Al Arabi and Lolafilms, the Saudi Arabian remake of Javier Fesser’s “Campeones” (“Champions”), a Spanish blockbuster and Spain’s International Oscar submission, has been acquired by theatrical distributor Vox, VOD service Shahid VIP and international sales company Latido Films.

Following the success of “Born a King,” the Saudi “Champions” will be released theatrically across the Middle East in December by Vox, then stream six months later on Shahid VIP, the leading Arabic SVOD platform in the Mena region, part of the Mbc Group, which has acquired both “Champions” and “Born a King” and invested substantially in both pictures.

If it were to click for the production partners, Champions could signal the kernel of ever more ambitious projects. The remake’s $4.5 million budget was produced by Al Maha Al Arabi, the production company of Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, son of the late King Faisal...