Sentences with phrase «stars as a boxer»

Rising talent Michael B. Jordan — who played the lead in Coogler's debut, Fruitvale Station — stars as boxer Adonis Johnson, son of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight superstar played by Carl Weathers in the first four Rocky movies.

Not exact matches

That story, «Steel,» was about a boxer who poses as a robot in order to fight one, and turned up as a «Twilight Zone» episode starring Lee Marvin.

The film stars Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo and Atom as, respectively, the - down - on - his - luck - former - boxer - turned - fighting - robot manager, the almost - given - up - on - romance - but - I - can - fix - any - broken - bot - you - drag - in - here beauty, the I - wish - I - had - a-better-dad-but-at-least-he's - in - the - robot - game kid and the won't - someone - just - believe - in - me blue - eyed boxing bot.

Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer who gets into the popular sport of robot boxing in this DreamWorks tale from director Shawn Levy.

Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Kenton, a retired boxer who has turned to a career of promoting.

Telling the story of a time when human prizefighting had been abolished, it starred Lee Marvin as the owner of a broken - down robot boxer.

Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) stars as Vinny «The Pazmanian Devil» Pazienza, a local Providence boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights.

For lead actor, dark horse «Biutiful» star Javier Bardem — who portrays a hustler confronting questions about his mortality and morality in the Barcelona - set film — edged strong contenders including «Blue Valentine» heartthrob Ryan Gosling, Robert Duvall's portrayal of a hermit in «Get Low» and Mark Wahlberg's turn as a working - class boxer in «The Fighter.»

Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone star as two aging boxers who come out of retirement for one final fight.

Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler) stars in this drama as a professional boxer on the road to championship glory, only to have his life fall to pieces when a moment of aggressive backlash results in him losing his family.

«BLEED FOR THIS» stars Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) as Vinny «The Pazmanian Devil» Pazienza, a boxer from Providence R.I. who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights.

Stallone's script about struggling boxer Rocky Balboa who has the chance of a lifetime — a match against champion Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers in the film)-- was appreciated by United Artists, but it was viewed as a possible vehicle for A-list stars as Robert Redford, Burt Reynolds or James Caan.

The screenplay was co-written by Cahill and Brit Marling, who also stars in this and co-wrote her other script, Sound of My Voice, as well as Cahill's Boxers and Ballerinas.

Bleed For This is a film by director Ben Younger and stars Miles Teller as a boxer named Vinny Pazienza.

The film's star, Mark Wahlberg, missed out on a nomination as Eklund's half - brother, boxer Micky Ward.

Hugh Jackman stars as a former boxer reunited with his estranged son to win the upcoming robot boxing championship.

Robert Ryan stars as a washed - up boxer backed by his own team to lose.

That mythology is reborn here as the story of Rogue (Anna Paquin), a teenaged belle who skips town after a first kiss leaves her boyfriend literally breathless, only to find herself a travelling companion to Logan (smouldering star - on - the - rise Hugh Jackman), an underground boxer with adamantium talons that handily protrude from between his fingers whenever danger is lurking nearby.

Bleed for This tells the story of Pazienza's comeback, as the boxer (played by Whiplash star Miles Teller) defied caution from his doctors, friends and family to get back to full health, just so he could get pummeled in the boxing ring again.

Catching Mickey Rourke during his decade as a promising leading man, before his sojourn as a boxer changed his physique and his career, two films revealed his considerable star power while failing to aid his ascendancy.

The Tony and Emmy Award - winning actor and the voice of «Star Wars»» Darth Vader earned a lead actor nomination reprising his Broadway triumph in 1970's «The Great White Hope» as a black boxer who keeps winning over white opponents in the years prior to World War I. Three years ago, he earned an honorary Academy Award for «his legacy of consistent excellence and uncommon versatility.»

Lantern - jawed Brolin stars as a heroic detective in post-war Los Angeles assigned by his superior (Nick Nolte) to assemble a group of incorruptible badasses to wage war against the crime empire of Mickey Cohen, played by Sean Penn as a sneering heavy with the coiled body language of the boxer he once was, and a heart of pure evil.

Edgar Ramirez stars as Duran, a Panamanian boxer who defeated Sugar Ray Leonard, only to lose a rematch to him five months later.

«Creed» also stars Tessa Thompson («Selma,» «Dear White People») as Bianca, a local singer - songwriter who becomes involved with Adonis; Phylicia Rashad (Lifetime's «Steel Magnolias») as Mary Anne Creed, Apollo's widow; and English pro boxer and former three - time ABA Heavyweight Champion Anthony Bellew as boxing champ «Pretty» Ricky Conlan.

The first trailer has arrived for director Antoine Fuqua's «Southpaw,» a drama that stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a boxer who sets off on the road to redemption after losing everything.

The gritty crime drama stars Burt Lancaster, in his first film, as a former boxer and ex-convict who joins a gang planning to rob a factory payroll in New Jersey.

Add to that list Philippe Falardeau's «The Bleeder,» which stars Elisabeth Moss and Liev Schreiber as the heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.

Michael B. Jordan claimed Best Actor for his portrayal as the boxer son of Rocky's former nemesis Apollo Creed, while franchise creator and star...

Hugh Jackman stars as Charlie Keaton, a former boxer who must now scrape by as a fight promoter for the very things that ended his career.

Athletes such as world champion, Thai boxer Rachael Mackenzie and former England hockey star, Charlotte Hartley, will work with pupils across primary and secondary schools together with special educational needs schools and pupil referral units.

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The player stars as Joe Yabuki, an aspiring boxer, as he goes from an unknown kid from the rough side of town to a boxing champion.

Check Points mentions a number of celebrity DUI arrests that did not make its top - 10 list, for whatever reason, such as those of actor Rip Torn in 2006 in Connecticut, former NBA star Charles Barkley in 2008 in Arizona, and former boxer Mike Tyson in 2006 in Arizona.