Unstoppable (2024)

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Jason Mitchell To Star As Inspirational NCAA Wrestling Champ Anthony Robles In Biopic ‘Unstoppable’.
by Andreas Wiseman - September 13, 2018 9:36am

EXCLUSIVE: Mudbound and Straight Outta Compton star Jason Mitchell is to play inspirational former wrestling champ Anthony Robles in biopic Unstoppable.

Robles was born with one leg and overcame a series of challenges to become an NCAA champ in 2010-11. The feature will mark the directorial debut of Oscar-winning editor Billy Goldenberg, known for his work on Argo, Zero Dark Thirty and more recently Detroit, which also starred Mitchell.

The Town and Captive State producer David Crockett and former Morgan Creek exec Andy Fraser (The Good Shepherd) are producing the film with Robles’ longtime manager Gary Lewis. The team is gearing up to shoot in first quarter of 2019.

The producers previously optioned Robles’ autobiography Unstoppable: From Underdog To Undefeated: How I Became A Champion. Published in 2012 by Penguin imprint Gotham Books, the book chronicles how Robles was born with one leg to a single parent family from the wrong side of the tracks to become an undefeated collegiate wrestling champion at Arizona State. Eric Champnella (Mr. 3000) wrote the first draft of the script and latest revisions have been overseen by John Hindman (The Answer Man).

Mitchell is currently shooting season two of Lena Waithe’s hit Showtime series The Chi and has feature The Mustang with Matthias Schoenaerts, Connie Britton and Bruce Dern coming up. Goldenberg most recently edited Paul Greengrass’s Venice Film Festival thriller 22 July.

Mitchell is repped by UTA, Authentic Talent and Literary Management, and Ziffren Brittenham. Goldenberg is repped by ICM.

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Score by Alexandre Desplat.

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Jennifer Lopez, Matt Damon (but No Ben Affleck) Bring Inspirational Sports Drama ‘Unstoppable’ to Toronto

Jenny from the Block made her way to the Six for the premiere of “Unstoppable,” a heartfelt sports drama that debuted on Friday at the Toronto Film Festival.

Jennifer Lopez, who stars as a fiercely supportive mother of five, worked on the film with her ex-husband Ben Affleck, whose production company Artists Equity served as producers. Affleck was absent from the festival (he and Lopez filed for divorce in August after less than two years of marriage), but his company co-founder and friend Matt Damon attended the premiere and walked the red carpet.

“Unstoppable” stars Jerome (“Moonlight”) as a college wrestler who dreams of going professional. It’s based on the inspirational true story of Anthony Robles, who was born without a right leg and developed the strength and skills to meet the demands of Arizona State University’s wrestling team.

During the screening, audience members at the Roy Thomson Hall broke into applause several times and sniffled at more poignant moments in the film. All of the talent sat in the audience through the movie, though Cannavale ducked out midway through and returned with popcorn. As the end credits rolled, the real Robles was embraced with a two-minute standing ovation. During the applause, Cheadle waved to the crowd as Damon told the younger stars, “Great job, guys. Awesome.”

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