Gael Garcia Bernal to play boxer Roberto Duran in the hands of Peter, Al Pacino in talks to play the coach
Gael García Bernal (Letters to Juliet) will lead the hands of Roberto Duran Stone biopic. Al Pacino is said to be circling the role of Ray Arcel coach Durán.
This movie is going to answer this riddle.” More after the jump.He is perhaps best known for the “No More Fighting”, November 1980 rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard for the welterweight championship. This writer / director Jonathan Jakubowicz, “The infamous ‘No More’ struggle is the biggest enigma in the history of boxing. Closed in the eighth round, Duran lost, telling the referee “no more” (“No More”). Duran boxed 16 years old (1968) and 50 world titles (2002) under the nickname “Hands of Stone” (“Hands of Stone”), and won in four different weights.
This is how Wikipedia describes the controversy surrounding the fight:
Durán said that the cramping was due to take off weight too fast and then ate too much after tomorrow, weighing, but your manager Carlos Eleta, Duran said he always ate like that before a fight. “Duran said he resigned due to stomach cramps, which began bothering him in the fifth assault. “Duran quit because of stomach cramps,” said Eleta. “Quitting smoking because he was ashamed.”
The first reaction was shock, followed by anger. A few hours after the fight, Duran trade (both in Panama and the United States) were taken off the air. “Duran’s stature in his native Panama, took a spectacular dive after the second Leonard fight.
Here is a clip of the fight (Duran closes shortly after the mark 1:30):
“I do not understand … I do not understand …”
I’ve checked, even before you factor in my love Bernal. Fascinating. The man in box professionally for five decades, as far as I know it is the most virile as ever achieved. I have curious to see what Jakubowicz have to back their demand for closure, or whether it is merely a display of line with the sport of track.Yet his reputation has shed almost a sign of temporary weakness.
According to Variety, the production will be shot mostly in English in Panama and New York next spring