Jake Gyllenhaal plays a left-handed prizefighter who wins a title but suffers a tragedy soon after and must put his life back together.
Rachel McAdams Forest Whitaker Oona Laurence Naomie Harris ("Skyfall") Beau Knapp ("Super 8") and former world welterweight champion boxer-turned-actor Victor Ortiz also star in the film.
Last year--Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner were under consideration for the lead role--and before that rapper Eminem was poised to step in the ring
The script was penned by Sons of Anarchy creator/exec producer Kurt Sutter.
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Alan Riche, and Peter Riche produced the movie.
Gyllenhaal dropped 25 pounds for Dan Gilroy's "Nightcrawler," looking very gaunt and malnourished in his role as a sociopathic freelance crime photographer.
Once production wrapped, he went to work building his body back up for the drama. Gaining 15 pounds of muscle back on the actor endured workouts twice a day, seven days a week . As a result, he got extra ripped.
Talking to Deadline about the actor's commitment to the film, Fuqua says:
"I asked this guy from day one, 'I need you in the gym every day. I need you to train every day.' And I said, 'The word is sacrifice.' Literally. I think he broke up with his girlfriend because he was just in the gym every day. He was training like a fighter. I had him sparring, really getting hit. I put him in situations where I wanted to see what he was made of. No one but fighters understand the sacrifice it takes to be a fighter.”
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