Marshawn Lynch stars in trailer for movie about his life

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Marshawn Lynch may not like speaking to media, but he'll be in front of a camera for a movie role.

A trailer for "Family First: The Marshawn Lynch Story" was released this week and it's … interesting. The movie will show Lynch's journey from Oakland, Calif., to the NFL. According to the IMDB page for the film, it will be released some time this year.

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His brother, Davonte, will play the high school version of Marshawn. His mother, Delisa, will play herself. As the trailer progresses, the Seahawks back ends up playing himself.

The movie has been in development for some time. There's a video dating to March, 2014 that includes the director of the film, Mario Bobino. During the interview Bobino points out how Lynch acts shy around the media, but he's not shy around him.

"He opens up to me, I'm going to get the best out of him," he said. "This is going to be something to help Marshawn once his career is over. He's going to be able to move on and do big-time movies, I can guarantee that."

The trailer lasts over four minutes. Warning, it contains some strong language.

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Jordan Heck is a social media producer at Sporting News