Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome star within the upcoming wrestling biopic, Unstoppable, primarily based on the true story of Anthony Robles.
Amazon MGM Studios shared the primary look pictures of the William Goldenberg-directed movie on Thursday. The film facilities across the lifetime of wrestler Anthony Robles (Jerome), who was born with one leg and went on to win a nationwide championship in 2011 whereas competing at Arizona State College.
As for Lopez, she portrays Anthony’s mom Judy, whereas Bobby Cannavale stars as his father Rick. Michael Peña, who performs coach Bobby Williams, and Don Cheadle, who portrays wrestling coach Shawn Charles, spherical out the solid.
‘Unstoppable’
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“Anthony Robles, regardless of being born with out a proper leg, rises to turn out to be a NCAA Division 1 Champion wrestler finally profitable a nationwide championship towards the varsity that rejected him, nationwide powerhouse Iowa,” the movie’s official synopsis reads.
Unstoppable was produced by Lopez’s husband Ben Affleck by way of the manufacturing firm he shares with Matt Damon, Artists Fairness. Robles additionally served as a producer on the film and labored as Jerome’s stunt double, performing the advanced wrestling strikes.
The film marks William Goldenberg’s directorial debut. He has beforehand gained an Academy Award for his work as an editor on 2013’s Argo, in addition to scored Oscar noms for The Imitation Sport, Zero Darkish Thirty, Seabiscuit and The Insider.
The biopic, primarily based on Robles and Murphy’s e book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Grew to become a Champion, is ready to make its world premiere on the Toronto Worldwide Movie Competition in September. Then it should hit choose theaters in December.
Jharrel Jerome in ‘Unstoppable.’
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Don Cheadle in ‘Unstoppable.’
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Jharrel Jerome in ‘Unstoppable.’
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