Bruce Willis to pack a punch in 'Cornerman'
Cannes
May 7, 2018
Actor Bruce Willis is set to play famed boxing trainer Cus
DAmato in the new drama "Cornerman", about discovering boxing legend Mike Tyson.
The cast was announced on Monday just before the kickoff of the 71st Cannes
Film Festival, reports variety.com.
The film will be made by "Homeland"
actor Rupert Friend, marking his debut in the director's chair.
"Cornerman" is set in the 1980s New York, as it chronicles how D'Amato went from
training some of the boxing world's biggest champions to finding a 13-year-old
Tyson. That role has not yet been cast.
The movie will start shooting in
the fall.
"Ultimately, this is a story about a deep love between two
ferocious talents, each brave enough to admit their fears to the other, and so
spur one another to greatness," Friend said.
"It is a story about
fighting for what you believe in, and a film that will make you question what
strength really is."
Cannes
May 7, 2018
Actor Bruce Willis is set to play famed boxing trainer Cus
DAmato in the new drama "Cornerman", about discovering boxing legend Mike Tyson.
The cast was announced on Monday just before the kickoff of the 71st Cannes
Film Festival, reports variety.com.
The film will be made by "Homeland"
actor Rupert Friend, marking his debut in the director's chair.
"Cornerman" is set in the 1980s New York, as it chronicles how D'Amato went from
training some of the boxing world's biggest champions to finding a 13-year-old
Tyson. That role has not yet been cast.
The movie will start shooting in
the fall.
"Ultimately, this is a story about a deep love between two
ferocious talents, each brave enough to admit their fears to the other, and so
spur one another to greatness," Friend said.
"It is a story about
fighting for what you believe in, and a film that will make you question what
strength really is."
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