Camila Mendes, Becky G to Star in Danny Ramirez's Directorial Debut "Baton"

Danny Ramirez, the actor known for roles in Top Gun: Maverick and the MCU, is making his directorial debut with the soccer drama "Baton".

Ramirez, who played college soccer before launching his acting career, is also writing and starring in the project.

The actor has locked cast and begun production with a star-studded cast that includes Camila Mendes (Do Revenge), Becky G (Blue Beetle), Maia Reficco (La Dolce Villa), Diego Calva (Babylons), Mia Maestro (Motorcycle Diaries), Ester Expósito (Elite), Noah Beck (Sidelined), and Lewis Pullman (Thunderbolts).

"Baton" follows a soccer player (Ramirez), relentlessly pursuing his dream of playing professionally, who threatens his relationship with his sister after he is kicked off the team and exiled back to Miami. As they battle over their mother’s legacy, he will stop at nothing to get another chance at soccer glory, even if it means losing the only family he has left.

The project is announced as soccer takes center stage globally with the upcoming FIFA World Cup.

Producers include Victoria Alonso for Mapuche, Tom Culliver and Ramirez for the recently launched Pinstripes, Joshua Harris for Peachtree Media, and Ford Corbett for Gramercy Park Media. 

David Beckham and Nicola Howson are exec producing for Studio 99, alongside Carlos Delgado Zarco for Level Up, R. Wesley Sierk III for CaliWood Pictures, Nathan Klingher and Mark Fasano for Gramercy Park, Christopher Renteria, Harry Ahluwahlia, Elizaveta Chalenko, Carlo Salem, Carl Kawaja, Martin Romo, and Alex Tynion.

Gramercy Park’s strategic partner Manifest Pictures will handle international sales, introducing the project to buyers at EFM, with WME Independent and CAA overseeing domestic.