Arizona Compass Prep's Marquis Cook #1 is seen against National Christian Academy during a high school basketball game at the Hoophall Classic, Saturday, January 15, 2022, in Springfield, MA. Arizona Compass won the game. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)AP

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SOURCE: Cleveland.com | Joey Morona
May 20, 2022

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- “Shooting Stars,” the LeBron James biopic currently filming in Cleveland and Akron, has found its star. Marquis “Mookie” Cook, a high school basketball phenom at Arizona Compass Prep in suburban Phoenix and a University of Oregon recruit, will play a young James in the story focusing on the NBA superstar’s formative years growing up in the inner city of Akron. The news was first reported by the Hollywood Reporter.