In Sony Pictures Animation’s action comedy Goat, the underdog story isn’t just on screen, it’s deeply personal. For NBA icon Stephen Curry, Will’s journey from overlooked rookie to fearless game-changer mirrors his own rise in professional basketball. Lending his voice to Will, Caleb McLaughlin echoes the emotion, calling underdog stories universal because “we’ve all felt like underdogs at some point.”
Caleb McLaughlin and Stephen Curry on why underdog stories resonate
For Curry, Will’s story is a familiar one. “I relate to the entire story of Goat” he says. “My journey resembles Will’s—being overlooked, underrated—but finding your self-confidence through it all. It’s about the power of the team: No matter what walk of life, you can’t do anything great without the people around you. It’s cool to bring that into ‘GOAT,’ knowing how relatable it is—not just to my story, but to everybody.”
Caleb McLaughlin, who lends his voice to Will, shares the sentiment. “I think underdog stories hit people because we’ve all felt like underdogs at some point,” he says. “We all start from a low place and have to push through our own version of concrete. And when you finally reach a goal, you remember the moments you struggled, or wanted to give up, but didn’t. People doubt you along the way, and I think audiences relate to that. These stories usually find people right at the moment they feel like quitting, and watching an underdog win reminds them to keep going.”
More about Goat
From Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and the artists that made KPop Demon Hunters, comes Goat, an original action-comedy set in an all-animal world. The story follows Will, a small goat with big dreams who gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball – a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world. Will’s new teammates aren’t thrilled about having a little goat on their roster, but Will is determined to revolutionize the sport and prove once and for all that “smalls can ball!”
The voice cast includes Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Stephen Curry, Nicola Coughlan, Nick Kroll, David Harbour, Jenifer Lewis, Aaron Pierre, Patton Oswalt, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, Eduardo Franco, Sherry Cola, Jelly Roll and Jennifer Hudson.
Sony Pictures Entertainment India releases GOAT in Indian theatres on 20th February 2026 in English and Hindi.
