For years, Antoine Fuqua has been trying to get Southpaw off the ground. The low budget boxing film was a passion project, and with Eminem attached to star it seemed like Fuqua had a greenlight. But that greenlight never came, and while the director attracted a sea of leading men to the project, it remained without support. Earlier last year The Weinstein Company got onboard, however, and you sensed that momentum had gathered. And now, they have a picture. Fuqua’s leading man is Jake Gyllenhaa...
For years, Antoine Fuqua has been trying to get Southpaw off the ground. The low budget boxing film was a passion project, and with Eminem attached to star it seemed like Fuqua had a greenlight. But that greenlight never came, and while the director attracted a sea of leading men to the project, it remained without support. Earlier last year The Weinstein Company got onboard, however, and you sensed that momentum had gathered. And now, they have a picture. Fuqua’s leading man is Jake Gyllenhaa...
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