바카라˜Atlanta star Brian Tyree Henry has joined the cast of upcoming boxing drama 바카라˜Flint Strong바카라™. Rachel Morrison, the Oscar-nominated cinematographer of 바카라˜Mudbound바카라™ and Marvel's 바카라˜Black Panther바카라™, will make her directorial debut with the movie, based on the Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper-directed boxing documentary 바카라˜T-Rex바카라™.
The film, which shot for two days before being shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has shifted base from Universal Studios to MGM, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Henry, known for appearing in films like 바카라˜Widows바카라™, 바카라˜If Beale Street Could Talk바카라™ and 바카라˜Godzilla Vs Kong바카라™, joins Ryan Destiny and Olunike Adeliyi in the cast.
The film will follow the story of 17-year-old Claressa 바카라˜T-Rex바카라™ Shields, who is from Flint, Michigan and who had a dream of becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing, which she achieved at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Then, she won her second gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Henry will play Shields바카라™ coach Jason Crutchfield, a role which was previously set to be portrayed by Ice Cube.
Filmmaker Barry Jenkins has penned the script and will also serve as a producer on the project. Production will commence in Toronto next week with MGM on board to produce and distribute.
Henry was most recently seen in Marvel Studios바카라™ superhero ensemble 바카라˜Eternals바카라™ and currently features in FX바카라™s 바카라˜Atlanta바카라™. He will next star opposite Brad Pitt in Sony바카라™s 바카라˜Bullet Train바카라™.
[With Inputs From PTI]
