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Casting: Perlman as trainer, Freeman as CIA agent

Image Once again, the cast of biopic Chuck Wepner has replenished - Ron Perlman joined him. The site Deadline reports about it.

The director's chair for the project is given to Philippe Falardo (Monsieur Lazare), the script is written by Jeff Feuerzeig and Jerry Stahl, and was last edited by Michael Christopher. Pearlman 's co-stars on the set will be Liv Schreiber and Naomi Watts.

The film will tell about the boxing career of Wepner . For a long time, Chuck could not achieve either success or wealth. After one of the battles, he was given 120 stitches and was even given the nickname Bayonne Bloodletter . But despite his injuries, Wepner continued his career and waited for his finest hour - a meeting with Muhammad Ali himself. Although Chuck knocked the boxing legend down, Ali still won that fight. After the fight, Wepner woke up famous, and even became the prototype for creating the image of Rocky Balboa .

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Perlman will play Al Braverman , the coach of Wepner , who spent weeks preparing his ward to fight Ali . Recently, the actor could be seen in the drama "Hand of God" ( Hand Of God ), and now Ron is busy filming the spin-off "Harry Potter" - the movie "Fantastic Beasts and their habitat. ”

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According to the same source, Morgan Freeman ("Seven") got the lead role in the comedy action movie Cold Warriors . The film is described as a mix of "Hostage" and "Get Your Grips". He will tell the story of a former CIA agent who turns to his adopted son-programmer for help to complete a mission that began during the Cold War. Raja Gosnell ("Scooby-Doo") was selected as the director of the project, and the script was written by Todd Berger.

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The blockbuster " Doctor Strange " can also boast of a new cast: Amy Landecker got one of the roles in the film, but it is not yet known who the actress will play. Scott Derrickson ("Emily Rose's Six Demons") will direct the production of a script by John Spates. The protagonist, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is a neurosurgeon Stephen Strange who, after a terrible car accident, discovered the world of magic and parallel dimensions. In addition to Cumberbatch , Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton and Michael Stullbarg also take part in the filming.

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Author: Jake Pinkman


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