What happens when sports glory meets pure horror? That’s exactly what filmmaker Justin Tipping is cooking up with HIM , a twisted psychological sports-horror produced by Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Productions. The story follows Tyriq Withers as a young quarterback training under his idol, played by Marlon Wayans—but things get darker, scarier, and way more violent than just chasing wins. Dropping September 19, 2025, and it’s already got NBA fans buzzing for one big reason: Kobe Bryant.

When Justin Tipping sat down to talk about HIM , he dropped a reference that immediately caught NBA fans’ attention: “ There’s so much iconography from—just existing—sports that was a source of inspiration including that Kobe photo [2001 championship shower photo of Kobe]. It was just the juxtaposition o

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