Jennifer Lopez is in final negotiations for the lead role. Unstoppableis a biopic produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon. Growing up near Boston as childhood friends, Affleck and Damon’s careers have been closely linked since they collaborated. Goodwill Hunting. After a few more collaborations over the years, Affleck and Damon recently formed their own production company, Artists Equity, which will debut their first film. Weather. Directed by Affleck, who co-stars with Damon, the sports biography follows a Nike executive’s quest to recruit a rookie Michael Jordan for the Air Jordan sneaker line.
Now, it looks like Affleck and Damon’s production company has found their second project, another sports bio, and someone closely connected to Affleck could be in the lead role. According to this DeadlineLopez is currently in final talks to take a role in the titled project. Unstoppable, a biography about one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles. At this time, it’s unclear who Lopez will play or who will play Robles.
What to Expect from Unstoppable
Edited by Billy Goldenberg Slang, Night LiveAnd Weather For Affleck – attached Unstoppable for his directorial debut. It is unknown who wrote the script. UnstoppableWhile it will follow Robles’ true story and likely be based on the same autobiography of the wrestler, Unstoppable: From Weak to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. Robles’ powerful and inspiring life story is ripe for dramatization because he was born with one leg and defied all odds to become a three-time all-American wrestler and 2011 NCAA National Wrestling Champion.
If Lopez’s deal for Affleck’s biopic is finalized… Unstoppable It will be the couple’s third collaboration cartilage And Jersey Girl. The 2003 romantic crime comedy, when Affleck and Lopez first met, was a box office bomb and is currently considered one of the worst movies ever made. Affleck and Lopez’s careers (and personal relationships) have come a long way since then. cartilageI hope next collaborations, Unstoppableproving to be more successful.
Source: Deadline