When it came time to release the 2026-2027 schedule for “ManningCast” NFL coverage, Peyton and Eli Manning figured the only sensible rollout was a 16-minute heist movie that featured a giant stunt and cameos from 40 of their A-list buddies in the world of sports and entertainment.
“We’ve tried to do things that maybe people won’t expect,” Peyton tells Variety about the promo film, produced by the Mannings’ Omaha Productions. “Last time we did a musical. This time we tried to go even bigger and shoot a mini movie. We grew up watching a lot of action movies, and I’d say the ‘ManningCast: Heist’ is our attempt to do an action movie in our own admittedly ridiculous way.”
In the video, Peyton and Eli need to change the “ManningCast” schedule (they were scheduled to broadcast Week 6, but, see, Peyton has book club that week). Eli suggests they call Roger Goodell and ask him to change the date, but the NFL commissioner declines his call. The only solution: the brothers must break into the NFL office, hack the computer system and change the “ManningCast” schedule themselves.
What ensues is a twisty, celebrity-packed heist that involves Anne Hathaway, Paul Rudd, Serena Williams, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Travis and Jason Kelce, Pete Davidson, Marshawn Lynch, Rob Gronkowski and Larry David, who questions the whole plan. “You forgot the night watchman. There’s a night watchman. What a bunch of blithering idiots,” David says, berating them.
