Dolphin says Youngblood adaptation to premiere at Toronto Film Festival

Dolphin announced that the feature film adaptation of the 1986 sports drama, Youngblood, has been selected to have its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, with additional details announcing later this month. Filmed this winter in and around Toronto, Youngblood is being produced by Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated Aircraft Pictures, in association with Dolphin and Photon Films & Media. Dolphin is partnering with CAA Media Finance to handle domestic sales for the film. The film, directed by Academy Award Nominee Hubert Davis,follows hockey prodigy Dean Youngblood who joins the Hamilton Mustangs and discovers he must face off against toxic behavior on the ice and within himself to fulfill his potential as a professional hockey player. The original 1986 film, distributed by MGM, starred Rob Lowe, Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves in his feature film debut, and has since become a cult classic among hockey fans.