2007-03-18 22:09:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Boxing
Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg in a movie about Micky Ward and his half brother. I also read about it briefly in ESPN the Magazine
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=7369
Spike Lee to make a Joe Louis movie (this was an old article, not sure if he ever went through with it. I think he just wanted to make it because he didnt like the last Ali movie. He said, how can they make a movie so boring about a man whose life was so entertaining.)
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=3159
The Dance with Nicolas Cage and 50 Cent
http://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&id=3630
2007-03-19 09:50:59 · answer #1 · answered by kevinm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This won't really answer your question but I would like to see a boxing movie on Joe Grim.
Chances are no one has heard of him but he has fought a lot of the greats, he just never beat any. They called him the human punching bag and he never won a fight. Philadelphia Jack O'Brien, Joe Walcott, Joe Gans, Jack Johnson, Johnny Kilbane, Sam McVey, Tommy Sullivan, and Battling Levinsky all took their shots, some more than once. They could put him down, they just couldn't make him stay down. He would shout to the crowd "I am Joe Grim! Nobody can knock me out!
"Grim was born in Avellino, Italy in 1881 and named Saverio Giannone. At some point in his early life his family moved to America and at some point young Saverio decided to become a boxer. Dropping his family name he entered the ring, and boxing legend, as Joe Grim. It was a name suited to his style of fighting, for his career was truly grim. Appended to that suitable choice of a moniker were such titles as "the human punching bag", "The Indestructible Man of Pugilism", "The Iron Man", and "The Indian rubber man". For in a sport of give and take, Joe was the ultimate taker."
I love it I could see a young Billy Zane or Ray Liotta type actor taking the part or even Arturo Ghatti making his acting debut. Maybe I can gather enough people to make an independent film :o) Anyhow if you like the idea you can read more about him at the link below...
2007-03-20 13:02:39 · answer #2 · answered by mrraraavis 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ric ~
There's Hollywood buzz abound about a film tentatively titled "Out On My Feet" starring Robert Deniro as the down and out Trainer and Mark Wahlberg (minus the Funky Bunch) as the Fighter. Other than this film, I haven't heard or read about any others. GOOD VIBRATIONS, SWEET SENSATIONS.
Thanks for the question Ric.
2007-03-19 00:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Santana D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God, i hope not. If i see one more boxing or football movie, i`ll drink myself into a coma. You see one, you`ve seen them all. Any producer who even thinks about it should get dragged into a field and shot. This is only after days of torture mind you. Please no, what are you thinking?
2007-03-18 22:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by fisherking 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think that they are going to make cinderela man part 2. it will still be rusel crow. he wil portray james bradock again this time.
2007-03-19 05:38:37 · answer #5 · answered by Eric H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋