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Unstoppable

“Unstoppable” With Jharrel Jerome, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez

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Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, Unstoppable follows Robles, played by Jharrel Jerome, as a champion wrestler. Despite being born without a right leg, Robles becomes an NCAA Division 1 Champion wrestler, ultimately winning a national championship against the school that rejected him, national powerhouse Iowa.

William Goldenberg directed the film, which features an all-star cast that includes Jharrel Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Anthony Robles, Don Cheadle and Jennifer Lopez. The story celebrates the glory of overcoming all obstacles to win.

Goldenberg is best known for his editing talents, for which he won an Oscar for the movie Argo.

The Fire Inside

“The Fire Inside” Trailer, Poster and Images

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Written by Barry Jenkins and directed by Rachel Morrison, The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, played by Ryan Destiny. She’s arguably the greatest female boxer of all time.

Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, played by Brian Tyree Henry, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.

The Fire Inside
Ryan Destiny as Claressa Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as Jason Crutchfield
An Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos
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But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.

“One Fast Move” Trailer, Poster, and Images

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Kelly Blatz directed One Fast Move, an action-adventure thrill ride. The story follows a young man, played by KJ Apa, who is down on his luck and seeks his estranged father, played by Eric Dane.

He asks his father to help him pursue his dream of becoming a professional motorcycle racer.

Maia Reficco (Camila) and Wes Neal (KJ Apa) in ONE FAST MOVE Photo Credit: Courtesy of Prime © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

With the help of his small town love interest, played by Maia Reficco, and a motorcycle shop owner, played by Edward James Olmos, who moonlights as his mentor, he breaks down the walls his father’s absence had built up.

Brad Pitt in F1

“F1” Teaser Trailer

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Joseph Kosinski directs F1 based on a screenplay by Ehren Kruger. The story follows the auto racing championship. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the film stars Brad Pitt, Kerry Condon, Damson Idris, Tobias Menzies, Lewis Hamilton, Javier Bardem and Sarah Niles.

Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a Formula One driver who raced in the 1990s. He has a life-changing, horrible crash that forces him to retire from Formula One. He turns to other racing disciplines.

Bardem plays a Formula One team owner and friend who convinces Hayes to come out of retirement to mentor a rookie prodigy, Joshua Pearce, played by Idris, on the Apex Grand Prix team.

Other films directed by Kosinski:

Tron: Legacy

Oblivion

Only the Brave

Top Gun: Maverick

Spiderhead

“The Boys in the Boat” Directed by Clooney

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My daughter read Daniel James Brown’s The Boys in the Boat because her swim coach recommended it. She talked incessantly about how good it was, describing it as an underdog story.

Bruce Herbelin-Earle stars as Shorty Hunt, Callum Turner as Joe Rantz, and Wil Coban as Jim McMillan. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

George Clooney directs the film based on the #1 New York Times bestselling non-fiction novel.
The story is about the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin. This inspirational true story follows a group of underdogs at the height of the Great Depression. The situation thrusts them into the spotlight and takes on elite rivals from around the world.

Chris Diamantopoulos stars as Royal Brougham, James Wolk as Coach Bolles, and Joel Edgerton as Al Ulbrickson. Photo credit: Laurie Sparham © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The impressive cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern, Sam Strike, Luke Slattery, Thomas Elms, Tom Varey, Bruce Herbelin-Earle, Wil Coban, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, and Courtney Henggeler.

“Challengers” Featurettes, Trailers, Posters, Clips and Images

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Justin Kuritzkes wrote the screenplay, and Luca Guadagnino directed Challengers. The film stars Zendaya as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis prodigy, coach, and force of nature. She makes no apologies for her game on and off the court.

The studio is calling this the first trailer. However, scroll down, and you’ll see the MGM trailer, which is milder than the trailer here. Josh O’Connor can play such a good scumbag.

Zendaya as Tashi in CHALLENGERS, directed by Luca Guadagnino, is a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Credit: Niko Tavernise / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2023 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Married to a champion on a losing streak, played by Mike Faist of West Side Story, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn.

He must face off against the washed-up Patrick, played by O’Connor of The Crown, his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.

As their pasts and presents collide, and tensions run high, Tashi must ask herself, what will it cost to win?

Guadagnino is a visionary filmmaker best known for Call Me By Your Name. Some other films he’s directed:

Bones And All

The Staggering Girl

Suspiria

Protagonists

I Am Love

“Air” Trailer, Clips, Images and Posters

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Film clip show how fast the movie moves the story.
Matthew Maher as Peter Moore, Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro and Jason Bateman as Rob Strasser in AIR Photo: ANA CARBALLOS © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC
Ben Affleck as Phil Knight in AIR Photo: COURTESY OF AMAZON STUDIOS © AMAZON CONTENT SERVICES LLC

“80 For Brady” Trailer, Images and Poster

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Kyle Marvin directs 80 for Brady, based on the true story of four best friends living life to the fullest when they take a wild trip to the 2017 Super Bowl LI to see their hero Tom Brady play.

Tom Brady is on the set of 80 For Brady from Paramount Pictures.

The impressive cast includes Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Field with 7-time Super Bowl Champion and producer Tom Brady.

“National Champions” Takes Competition off the Field

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Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, National Champions begins three days before the college football national championship game.

Stephan James as LeMarcus James, J. K. Simmons as Coach James Lazor, and David Koechner as Richard Everly in NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Photo credit: Scott Garfield/Courtesy of STX Films

The star quarterback LeMarcus James, played by Stephan James, and teammate Emmett Sunday, played by Alexander Ludwig, ignites a player’s strike declaring they won’t compete until all student-athletes are fairly compensated.

J. K. Simmons as Coach James Lazor and Kristin Chenoweth as Bailey Lazor in NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Photo credit: Scott Garfield/Courtesy of STX Films

With billions of dollars on the line, the stakes could not be higher as their head coach, played by J. K. Simmons.

Andrew Bachelor as Taylor Jackson and Tim Blake Nelson as Rodger Cummings in NATIONAL CHAMPIONS. Photo credit: Scott Garfield/Courtesy of STX Films

Various stakeholders, played by Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Kristin Chenoweth, Timothy Olyphant and Uzo Aduba, race to protect or destroy the prevailing collegiate athletics system.