Goal III: Taking on the World

Goal! III: Taking on the World
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Directed byAndrew Morahan
Written by
Produced by
  • Mike Jefferies
  • Matt Barrelle
  • Peter Heslop
  • Danny Stepper
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Tiffin
Edited byGiles Bury
Music byMark Thomas
Production
company
Milkshake Films[1]
Distributed byMetrodome Distribution
Release date
  • 15 June 2009 (2009-06-15) (United Kingdom)
Running time
92 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$7,641[3]

Goal III: Taking on the World (also known as Goal III) is a 2009 sports drama film directed by Andy Morahan and written by Mike Jefferies, Piers Ashworth, and Jonathan Ezekiel. The sequel to Goal! (2005) and Goal II: Living the Dream (2007), it is the third and final installment in the Goal! trilogy. Goal III: Taking on the World stars Kuno Becker, JJ Feild, Leo Gregory, Nick Moran, and Tamer Hassan. In the film, Santiago Muñez (Becker) and his club teammates Liam Adams (Feild) and Charlie Braithwaite (Gregory) prepare for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Aside from Becker, none of the other cast from the predecessors returned. Goal III: Taking on the World was released in the United Kingdom straight to DVD and Blu-ray by Metrodome Distribution[2] on 15 June 2009.[citation needed] The film was negatively received by fans.[4]

Goal III: Taking on the World was the only film in the Goal film series to not be distributed by Buena Vista International in the United Kingdom.

  1. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (19 October 2007). "Goal! 3 starts shooting with director Andy Morahan". Screen Daily. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Edginton, K.; Erskine, Thomas L.; Welsh, James M. (2011). Encyclopedia of Sports Films. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8108-7653-8.
  3. ^ "Goal! III (2009)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ Young, Neil; Roxborough, Scott; Ritman, Alex; Rahman, Abid (20 November 2022). "Goal! (2005)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 January 2023.