“Home of the Dragon” star Paddy Considine is about to star alongside Mena Massoud (“Aladdin”) within the boxing drama “Big,” based mostly on the true story of British-Yemeni pugilist Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and his ascent to a world championship underneath the tutelage of Irish-born boxing coach Brendan Ingle.
The movie will probably be written and directed by Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) and produced by Mark Lane of Tea Store Productions and Kevin Sampson of White Star Productions. “Moonfall” and “Tinder Swindler” outfit AGC Studios will absolutely finance and produce, with government producers together with Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions.
“Big” is the true story of Hamed’s humble beginnings on the powerful working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Ingle, a metal trade employee turned boxing coach. Their unlikely partnership together with Naz’ unorthodox fashion, cocky persona and dominance within the ring propelled them to the highest of boxing’s elite, all within the face of Islamophobia and racism in Britain.
Director and screenwriter Athale mentioned he’s been eager to deliver the movie to display screen for a few years.
“The story of fabled boxing coach Brendan Ingle and his tempestuous relationship with protege ‘Prince’ Naseem is each legendary, and really cinematic,” mentioned Athale.
“It’s thrilling, vital, hilarious, and heartbreaking, and to be making this film with the incomparable Paddy Considine and Mena Massoud, and with the assist of the one and solely Sylvester Stallone and his Balboa Productions crew, is a dream come true.”
The deal was brokered for Considine by CAA and Unbiased Expertise Group, and on behalf of Massoud by Derek Kroeger of Myman, Greenspan, Fox, Rosenberg, Mobasser, Youthful & Gentle, Gersh and LINK Leisure. It was negotiated by SVP, Authorized & Enterprise Affairs Anant Tamirisa on behalf of AGC Studios.
