Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) is first in line to star in a biopic of New Jersey heavyweight A Marine Corps vet and security guard before turning boxer, Wepner famously lasted through 15 rounds in a fight with Muhammad Ali, being knocked out only seconds before the fight's end. That fight was said to be the inspiration behind Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky".
Jeff Feuerzeig ("The Devil and Daniel Johnston") will call the shots.
As Schreiber described: “Wepner, a battling, bruising club fighter who had never made the big time, was having his shot."
The actor also said he wouldn't mind appearing in X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2 as well
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