Amazon MGM Studios on Thursday unveiled the first photos for Unstoppable, the wrestling drama based on the true story of Anthony Robles and starring Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight), Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) and more.
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The film is scheduled to have its world premiere at this year's Toronto Film Festival, and will debut in select theaters in the U.S. and U.K. in December. Check out the photos above and below.
An adaptation of the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Robles and Austin Murphy, the film chronicles the former's athletic journey. Despite being born without a right leg and growing up in an abusive household, Robles rose to become an NCAA Division I champion wrestler, eventually winning a national championship against the school that rejected him, national powerhouse Iowa.
The film marks the directorial debut of William Goldenberg, the veteran editor who won an Oscar for his work on Argo — the Best Picture winner for Ben Affleck, whose Artist Equity is Unstoppable</em>'s producer. The drama is written by Eric Champnella and Alex Harris and John Hindman, and also stars Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle.
