A new trailer for 'The Featherweight,' a sports drama about legendary Italian-American boxer Willie Pep, has been released. The film stars James Madio as Pep and features Stephen Lang in a supporting role. Set in the mid-1960s, 'The Featherweight' follows Pep's attempt to make a comeback in his mid-40s.
. It will be released in theaters in New York and Connecticut on September 20, 2024, and then play in Los Angeles theaters on September 27, 2024.
The Featherweight is a new sports movie about the Italian-American boxer Willie Pep, who is played by James Madio. The film premiered at the 80th Venice International Film Festival.The exclusive clip sees Stephen Lang’s character tell Madio’s Pep that he doesn’t belong in the boxing ring anymore, given his age, and that he should just get a job. Pep, however, refuses to quit and tells Lang to give him “his best.
“Set in the mid-1960s, The Featherweight presents a gripping chapter in the true-life story of Italian-American boxer Willie Pep—the winningest fighter of all time—who, down and out in his mid-40s and with his personal life in shambles, decides to make a return to the ring, at which point a documentary camera crew enters his life,” the synopsis for the movie reads.
Robert Kolodny is making his feature film directorial debut with The Featherweight. The script was written by Steve Loff, who produced the movie alongside Madio, Bennett Elliott, Robert Greene, Asger Hussain, and Abhayanand Singh. Jennifer Davisson, Michael Hampton, Steve James, Brian Liebman, Mark Hantoot, Donna Collins, and Angelo DeFazio serve as executive producers.
Along with Madio and Lang, the film stars Ruby Wolf, Keir Gilchrist, Ron Livingston, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., and Bruce Carrington.Brandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years. He's a lifelong cinephile who spends way, way too much money buying Blu-rays and trade paperbacks. You can find him on twitter at @brandonschreur.
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