Chuck (film)
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| Directed by | Philippe Falardeau |
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| Music by | Corey Allen Jackson |
| Cinematography | Nicolas Bolduc |
| Edited by | Richard Comeau |
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| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Chuck (formerly The Bleeder) is a 2016 American biographical sports drama film directed by Philippe Falardeau and written by Jeff Feuerzeig and Jerry Stahl. It stars Liev Schreiber, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Naomi Watts, Jim Gaffigan, Michael Rapaport, Pooch Hall, Morgan Spector, Jason Jones, William Hill and Wass Stevens.
The film depicts the life of the heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner and his 1975 fight with the heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali. Principal photography began on October 26, 2015 in Suffern, New York.
It received its world premiere at the 2016 Venice Film Festival on September 2, 2016. It was released on May 5, 2017, by IFC Films.
In 1975, heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner (Liev Schreiber) challenges the heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali (Pooch Hall), for the world Heavyweight title.
On May 10, 2011, it was announced that Jeff Feuerzeig would direct the boxing drama The Bleeder based on the script he co-wrote with Jerry Stahl, about a true story of the heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.Michael Tollin and Carl Hampe were attached as producers, while Linda Zander's Maxar Pictures was attached to finance the film. Christina Hendricks was previously cast in the film to play one of the lead roles. In October 2015, Liev Schreiber was confirmed to play Wepner, who always wanted to portray the role, and had been attached with the project for the last five years, and Naomi Watts was cast to play his third wife Linda Wepner. Schreiber would also produce the film along with Tollin, Hampe, Christa Campbell, and Lati Grobman, with banners Mandalay Sports Media and Campbell-Grobman Films. On October 22, 2015, Elisabeth Moss was cast in the film to play his second wife, Phyllis Wepner, who was with him when Wepner fought Muhammad Ali. On October 30, 2015, more cast was announced; Jim Gaffigan was added to the cast to play John Stoehr, the loyal friend of Wepner; Michael Rapaport to play Wepner's estranged brother; Pooch Hall to play boxer Ali, whose 1975 fight with Wepner led to a sudden fame of Wepner; while Morgan Spector would play actor-screenwriter Sylvester Stallone, who wrote Rocky right after the 1975 fight. Wepner claimed that the film's character Rocky Balboa was inspired by him but Stallone has never confirmed it. On November 11, 2015, Ron Perlman signed on to play Al Braverman, the manager and trainer of Wepner, who guided him to the title fight with Ali. On November 11, 2015, Remstar Films acquired the Canadian distribution rights to the film.
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