Unstoppable is one of many films that had production shut down during the Hollywood strikes, but it will soon go back to business! Don Cheadle, Michael Peña, and Bobby Cannavale are the latest stars to join Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome in this promising biopic.
Based on Anthony Robles’ true life story, this film will center on an NCAA Division I champion wrestler who was born without a right leg and managed to overcome many obstacles to win a national championship against the school that once rejected him.
Based on the book Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, this film was adapted for the big screen by John Hindman, and it will be directed by the Oscar-winning Argo editor William Goldenberg.
Unstoppable marks Amazon MGM Studios’ second collaboration with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon’s production company Artists Equity following the success of Air. It stopped filming after the WGA Strike kicked off, and it will go back to production on December 12.
The Oscar-nominee Cheadle most recently appeared in Noah Baumbach’s White Noise and Disney+ series Secret Invasion. Peña is fresh off playing the lead role in A Million Miles Away, while Cannavale appeared in the Netflix comedy Old Dads earlier this year.
