The ending of When Harry Met Sally was not how it was initially conceived, and director Rob Reiner is opening up about what changed his mind.
In a new interview for Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Reiner revealed that the 1989 romantic comedy had a “tearjerking ending.”
“The original ending of the film that we had was that Harry and Sally didn’t get together,” Reiner said on the CNN show.
The film’s ending has Billy Crystal’s Harry see Meg Ryan’s Sally at a New Year’s Eve party, where he declares his love for her. After sharing a kiss, it’s revealed that they go on and get married three months later.
Reiner said he changed the ending after meeting his wife, Michele Singer, who he met during filming. The director that if it hadn’t been for him finding love in real life, Harry and Sally...
In a new interview for Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace, Reiner revealed that the 1989 romantic comedy had a “tearjerking ending.”
“The original ending of the film that we had was that Harry and Sally didn’t get together,” Reiner said on the CNN show.
The film’s ending has Billy Crystal’s Harry see Meg Ryan’s Sally at a New Year’s Eve party, where he declares his love for her. After sharing a kiss, it’s revealed that they go on and get married three months later.
Reiner said he changed the ending after meeting his wife, Michele Singer, who he met during filming. The director that if it hadn’t been for him finding love in real life, Harry and Sally...
- 2/20/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Producers of this Monday’s Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony have some difficult decisions to make about who to honor during the emotional In Memoriam segment. John Legend will perform “Pieces,” a new song he has written for the tribute. Kenan Thompson will host the 2022 Emmys for NBC at 8 p.m. Et; 5 p.m. Pt.
Our list below includes almost 100 people who made a strong contribution to television and have died since mid-September of 2021 following the previous Emmys ceremony. Only about 40-45 of these people will probably be in the video segment. Certain to be featured will be TV Academy Hall of Fame members actress Betty White and director Jay Sandrich.Other prominent names almost certainly chosen are: Mary Alice (acting winner), Louie Anderson (acting winner), James Caan (acting nominee), Anne Heche (acting winner), Howard Hesseman (acting nominee), William Hurt (acting nominee), Gregory Itzin (acting nominee), Ray Liotta (acting winner), Burt Metcalfe...
Our list below includes almost 100 people who made a strong contribution to television and have died since mid-September of 2021 following the previous Emmys ceremony. Only about 40-45 of these people will probably be in the video segment. Certain to be featured will be TV Academy Hall of Fame members actress Betty White and director Jay Sandrich.Other prominent names almost certainly chosen are: Mary Alice (acting winner), Louie Anderson (acting winner), James Caan (acting nominee), Anne Heche (acting winner), Howard Hesseman (acting nominee), William Hurt (acting nominee), Gregory Itzin (acting nominee), Ray Liotta (acting winner), Burt Metcalfe...
- 9/12/2022
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Kevin Rooney, a stand-up comedian who won two Emmy awards for his work as a writer on “Dennis Miller Live,” died at his home on July 19 after a battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure. He was 71 years old.
Rooney’s death was confirmed by his colleague, Jay Mandyam.
“He was a sophisticated raconteur and was a modern-day H.L. Mencken or Schopenhauer,” a statement from Mandyam reads. “As curmudgeonly as he was, he was always the wittiest person in the room and was generous and kind to all.”
Rooney briefly attended Lawrence College in the 1970s before joining the military. In 1977, he began a career in comedy, performing his first stand-up set in Washington, D.C., concluding his act by an act of arguable baptism — pouring a pitcher of beer over his head. Rooney then attended the University of Massachusetts where he studied to become a teacher.
Rooney found his...
Rooney’s death was confirmed by his colleague, Jay Mandyam.
“He was a sophisticated raconteur and was a modern-day H.L. Mencken or Schopenhauer,” a statement from Mandyam reads. “As curmudgeonly as he was, he was always the wittiest person in the room and was generous and kind to all.”
Rooney briefly attended Lawrence College in the 1970s before joining the military. In 1977, he began a career in comedy, performing his first stand-up set in Washington, D.C., concluding his act by an act of arguable baptism — pouring a pitcher of beer over his head. Rooney then attended the University of Massachusetts where he studied to become a teacher.
Rooney found his...
- 7/24/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
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Emmy-winning writer and comedian Kevin Rooney died on July 9 at home in Los Angeles after a long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure, his wife Carole Raphaelle Davis and friend and former assistant Jay Mandyam tell The Hollywood Reporter. Rooney was 71.
A stand-up veteran who worked with Jay Leno and mentored Judd Apatow among other young comics, Rooney won two Emmys, in 1994 and 1995, for writing on HBO’s Dennis Miller Live.
After accidentally making his stand-up debut in 1977 at El Brookman’s in Washington, D.C., where he had a pitcher of beer poured on his head, Rooney returned to stand-up comedy first in New York City and then in Los Angeles, where he became a regular at the Improv comedy club, where he met Leno, according to an announcement sent in by Mandyam.
Rooney co-wrote Leno’s first comedy special Jay Leno and the American Dream.
Emmy-winning writer and comedian Kevin Rooney died on July 9 at home in Los Angeles after a long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure, his wife Carole Raphaelle Davis and friend and former assistant Jay Mandyam tell The Hollywood Reporter. Rooney was 71.
A stand-up veteran who worked with Jay Leno and mentored Judd Apatow among other young comics, Rooney won two Emmys, in 1994 and 1995, for writing on HBO’s Dennis Miller Live.
After accidentally making his stand-up debut in 1977 at El Brookman’s in Washington, D.C., where he had a pitcher of beer poured on his head, Rooney returned to stand-up comedy first in New York City and then in Los Angeles, where he became a regular at the Improv comedy club, where he met Leno, according to an announcement sent in by Mandyam.
Rooney co-wrote Leno’s first comedy special Jay Leno and the American Dream.
- 7/24/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emmy award-winning comedy writer Kevin Rooney passed away in his home on July 19th after a long battle with diabetes and end-stage renal failure. He was 71.
Rooney wrote Jay Leno’s first comedy special, Jay Leno and the American Dream. He also worked on Leno’s “What’s my beef?” tirades for Late Night with David Letterman in the ’80s.
“He was the greatest muse a comedian could ever have,” said Leno, who met Rooney at The Improv. “I got so much material just through conversations with Kevin. The first time I saw him, I thought, ‘Oh boy, this guy is really good.’ It’s a real voice. There’s no gimmicks. He didn’t have a catch phrase. There wasn’t a funny look. When times were rough, they throw out the catch phrase or funny look. Kevin didn’t have any of that.”
Leno continued, “I don’t...
Rooney wrote Jay Leno’s first comedy special, Jay Leno and the American Dream. He also worked on Leno’s “What’s my beef?” tirades for Late Night with David Letterman in the ’80s.
“He was the greatest muse a comedian could ever have,” said Leno, who met Rooney at The Improv. “I got so much material just through conversations with Kevin. The first time I saw him, I thought, ‘Oh boy, this guy is really good.’ It’s a real voice. There’s no gimmicks. He didn’t have a catch phrase. There wasn’t a funny look. When times were rough, they throw out the catch phrase or funny look. Kevin didn’t have any of that.”
Leno continued, “I don’t...
- 7/24/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Author: Competitions
To mark the release of Bleed For This on 27th March, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Featuring a gripping central performance from the increasingly eye-catching Miles Teller (Whiplash, War Dogs), Bleed For This follows boxing prodigy Vinny Pazienza’s soaring rise to stardom and two world-title fights. Then, at the top of his game, Vinny is involved in a near-fatal car accident that leaves him on the brink of paralysis, as doctors tell him he may never walk again will have to hang up his gloves forever. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart; The Dark Knight, Sully) helps Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident to compete in what could be the last fight of his life.
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To mark the release of Bleed For This on 27th March, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray.
Featuring a gripping central performance from the increasingly eye-catching Miles Teller (Whiplash, War Dogs), Bleed For This follows boxing prodigy Vinny Pazienza’s soaring rise to stardom and two world-title fights. Then, at the top of his game, Vinny is involved in a near-fatal car accident that leaves him on the brink of paralysis, as doctors tell him he may never walk again will have to hang up his gloves forever. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart; The Dark Knight, Sully) helps Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident to compete in what could be the last fight of his life.
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- 3/20/2017
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
[Editor’s Note: This post is presented in partnership with Spectrum. Catch up on this year’s Awards Season contenders and the latest films On Demand. Today’s pick is “Bleed for This.”]
Miles Teller is proving to be an actor who specializes in roles that combine extreme effort and crippling excess. Aaron Eckhart, meanwhile, has become the kind of performer who can bring a well-worn specificity to grizzled supporting roles.
Combine those elements and you get “Bleed for This,” the latest film from Ben Younger (“Boiler Room”). Teller plays Vinny Pazienza, a boxer struggling to return to the ring after a debilitating neck injury. It’s a performance that showcases Teller’s physicality against the backdrop of a true-life story. As Pazienza’s coach, Kevin Rooney, Eckhart brings his ferocity to a role that requires a less obvious show of continual force.
Younger has said that “Bleed for This” is far from a movie solely for boxing purists; he also wanted to rope in audiences who don’t care about sports at all. It’s an admirable goal, but one that doesn...
Miles Teller is proving to be an actor who specializes in roles that combine extreme effort and crippling excess. Aaron Eckhart, meanwhile, has become the kind of performer who can bring a well-worn specificity to grizzled supporting roles.
Combine those elements and you get “Bleed for This,” the latest film from Ben Younger (“Boiler Room”). Teller plays Vinny Pazienza, a boxer struggling to return to the ring after a debilitating neck injury. It’s a performance that showcases Teller’s physicality against the backdrop of a true-life story. As Pazienza’s coach, Kevin Rooney, Eckhart brings his ferocity to a role that requires a less obvious show of continual force.
Younger has said that “Bleed for This” is far from a movie solely for boxing purists; he also wanted to rope in audiences who don’t care about sports at all. It’s an admirable goal, but one that doesn...
- 3/15/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Ryan Lambie Dec 2, 2016
After a decade away from the camera, Boiler Room director Ben Younger's back with Bleed For This. Ryan charts his extraordinary return...
Ask director Ben Younger about his new film, Bleed For This, and he glows with enthusiasm: eyes flashing behind his large glasses, he'll talk eagerly about the energy among the cast and the stress of shooting a period boxing drama on such a tight budget. Ask him about his first movie, the 2000 crime drama Boiler Room, and the words flow less easily. There's a hint of regret in his voice, a pause or two as he thinks about exactly the right response: not because the movie wasn't any good - far from it, in fact - but because, he suggests, its success came a little too early and easily.
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After a decade away from the camera, Boiler Room director Ben Younger's back with Bleed For This. Ryan charts his extraordinary return...
Ask director Ben Younger about his new film, Bleed For This, and he glows with enthusiasm: eyes flashing behind his large glasses, he'll talk eagerly about the energy among the cast and the stress of shooting a period boxing drama on such a tight budget. Ask him about his first movie, the 2000 crime drama Boiler Room, and the words flow less easily. There's a hint of regret in his voice, a pause or two as he thinks about exactly the right response: not because the movie wasn't any good - far from it, in fact - but because, he suggests, its success came a little too early and easily.
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- 11/28/2016
- Den of Geek
Ryan Lambie Nov 30, 2016
Ahead of his boxing drama Bleed For This, director Ben Younger explains how he went from Boiler Room to chef and back to filmmaking...
Bleed For This is a tale of two comebacks. The movie itself tells the true story of Vinny Paz, a boxer who suffered terrible injuries in a car accident, but through sheer grit and determination, defied his doctors' advice and made a spectacular return to form. Behind the scenes, Bleed For This also marks the return of Ben Younger after more than a decade away from the film industry.
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Younger's career took off at the start of the millennium with Boiler Room, a hit drama about white-collar crime starring Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel. A long and lucrative Hollywood career appeared to beckon,...
Ahead of his boxing drama Bleed For This, director Ben Younger explains how he went from Boiler Room to chef and back to filmmaking...
Bleed For This is a tale of two comebacks. The movie itself tells the true story of Vinny Paz, a boxer who suffered terrible injuries in a car accident, but through sheer grit and determination, defied his doctors' advice and made a spectacular return to form. Behind the scenes, Bleed For This also marks the return of Ben Younger after more than a decade away from the film industry.
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Younger's career took off at the start of the millennium with Boiler Room, a hit drama about white-collar crime starring Ben Affleck and Vin Diesel. A long and lucrative Hollywood career appeared to beckon,...
- 11/25/2016
- Den of Geek
The actor, who appears alongside Tom Hanks in Sully, admits he has fallen into traps during his career – and is determined to stop his Bleed for This co-star Miles Teller from doing the same
Hi Aaron. In your new movie, Bleed for This, you play the legendary boxing trainer Kevin Rooney, and you transformed physically, right down to the fake receding hairline.
You know, so much of this job is physical. So in Bleed for This, we see that my character has gained weight, he walks on the back of his heels, and these things tell us he’s tired, depressed, pissed off. I mean, I’ve studied body language, I see what you just did, shifting your weight, one side to the other. I saw your thought.
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Hi Aaron. In your new movie, Bleed for This, you play the legendary boxing trainer Kevin Rooney, and you transformed physically, right down to the fake receding hairline.
You know, so much of this job is physical. So in Bleed for This, we see that my character has gained weight, he walks on the back of his heels, and these things tell us he’s tired, depressed, pissed off. I mean, I’ve studied body language, I see what you just did, shifting your weight, one side to the other. I saw your thought.
Continue reading...
- 11/24/2016
- by Danny Leigh
- The Guardian - Film News
“Bleed for This” may look like any number of boxing movies that chronicle the career of a prize fighter, but the film is more about what legendary boxer Vinny Paz did outside the ring than inside. Based on the true story of Paz’s remarkable recovery after a car accident that left him with a broken neck, the movie stars Miles Teller as Paz and Aaron Eckhart as his trainer Kevin Rooney.
Read More: ‘Bleed For This’ Is A Boxing Movie With Too Much Heart, Not Enough Soul — Telluride Film Festival Review
During an interview with IndieWire at the Toronto Film Festival, writer-director Ben Younger (“Boiler Room”) explained that rather than telling the story of Paz’s entire boxing career, as a traditional boxing biopic might, he focused instead on the period that best revealed what kind of person Paz was: the year and a half immediately following his neck injury,...
Read More: ‘Bleed For This’ Is A Boxing Movie With Too Much Heart, Not Enough Soul — Telluride Film Festival Review
During an interview with IndieWire at the Toronto Film Festival, writer-director Ben Younger (“Boiler Room”) explained that rather than telling the story of Paz’s entire boxing career, as a traditional boxing biopic might, he focused instead on the period that best revealed what kind of person Paz was: the year and a half immediately following his neck injury,...
- 11/21/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Let’s return to the ring once more for another true life tale of triumph and tragedy all set in the world of the “sweet science”. Almost a year ago movie audiences were cheering on a re-invention of the fiction franchise began by Rocky with the spin-off Creed. And just a few months ago we watched the rags to riches to rags true tale of Roberto Duran in Hands Of Stone. Now, or should I say, “…and in this corner”, is the saga of Vinnie Pazienza, a scrappy young fighter from a working class East Coast neighborhood. Ah, but he’s not just fighting other contenders. No, his story mixes the standard sports flick with the “struggling against a devastating medical crisis” drama. It’s a story so incredible that it has to be true (who could make it up?), as Vinnie shows the world that to defy the odds...
- 11/18/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Miles Teller proves himself a champ by going all 12 rounds as Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza, the Rhode Island boxer who competed in three different weight classes – only to face the fight of his life after breaking his neck in a car accident and being told to hang up the gloves. That hyperbolic plot summary suggests a minefield of Hollywood clichés, and to be sure, Bleed for This sometimes bleeds right into them. But writer-director Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime) has a way of punching his way out of tight corners.
- 11/18/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Miles Teller portrays boxer Vinny Pazienza in an unbelievable comeback story that was too outrageous even for the big screen. Pazienza returned to the ring 13 months after breaking his neck in a head on car collision. He was so determined to enter the ring once again, he started working out five days after the accident. Teller, Aaron Eckhart who portrays his trainer Kevin Rooney, Katey Sagal as Vinny's mom and director Ben Younger chime in on whether Vinny Pazienza is truly a maniac.
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- 11/17/2016
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Super User)
- CineMovie
We had the great opportunity to sit with Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, and Katey Sagal to talk about the upcoming film Bleed for This, which is directed by Ben Younger.
Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing's most charismatic and colorful champions, Bleed for This centers on Rhode Island native Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller) also known as "The Pazmanian Devil." When a near fatal car accident leaves him with a broken neck and the prognosis that he may never walk again, Vinny teams with trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and stages a triumphant return to the ring.
Bleed for This is in theaters November 18th.
Check out what the cast had to say about the film below. Click Here for the review of the film.
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Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing's most charismatic and colorful champions, Bleed for This centers on Rhode Island native Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller) also known as "The Pazmanian Devil." When a near fatal car accident leaves him with a broken neck and the prognosis that he may never walk again, Vinny teams with trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and stages a triumphant return to the ring.
Bleed for This is in theaters November 18th.
Check out what the cast had to say about the film below. Click Here for the review of the film.
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- 11/17/2016
- by Fernando Esquivel
- LRMonline.com
When you mix a talented young actor with the Oscar bait that is a boxing film, you almost always get an awards contender. This week, a new one opens in Bleed for This, which has Miles Teller in the lead role. Is it a lot like other recent boxing movies? Yes. Does that mean it’s not able to stand on its own? No, especially with how good Teller is. This flick obviously hopes to make a dent with Oscar at the end of the year, but whether or not that happens, it’s a worthwhile true life sports tale with a tremendous performance at its center. The film is based on the true story of boxer Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who staged one of the sport’s greatest comeback stories. A scrappy fighter who always took too many shots to the head, he also has had to deal with an overprotective family,...
- 11/15/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
MaryAnn’s quick take…
If there is something new to be said about boxing, Bleed for This doesn’t find it. Sucks all the energy out of a story that should have been a can’t-miss. I’m “biast” (pro): don’t mind a good boxing movie…
I’m “biast” (con): …but I’m not a fan of the sport
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If there is something new to be said about boxing in a movie, Bleed for This does not find it. If there is something new to be said about incredible true-life tales of survival, Bleed for This does not find it. Does Our Hero defy the odds? He does. Does he climb his way back to success and make an unlikely comeback that nobody but nobody could ever have imagined? You bet. Does the human spirit triumph? Of course it does.
If there is something new to be said about boxing, Bleed for This doesn’t find it. Sucks all the energy out of a story that should have been a can’t-miss. I’m “biast” (pro): don’t mind a good boxing movie…
I’m “biast” (con): …but I’m not a fan of the sport
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
If there is something new to be said about boxing in a movie, Bleed for This does not find it. If there is something new to be said about incredible true-life tales of survival, Bleed for This does not find it. Does Our Hero defy the odds? He does. Does he climb his way back to success and make an unlikely comeback that nobody but nobody could ever have imagined? You bet. Does the human spirit triumph? Of course it does.
- 11/14/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
After a near-fatal car accident left him nursing a crippling spinal injury, few would have predicted that Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza would walk again let alone climb into the ring. Low and behold though, 13 months after that brush with death, Pazienza returned and indeed defeated Wbc World Jr. Middleweight Champion Luis Santana in what is widely considered to be one of the best comeback stories in boxing history.
Open Road Films has now brought that inspired underdog story to the masses in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil, whose sheer will and unflappable determination makes this very risky decision all the more compelling to watch on screen.
Pazienza knows no other way to be, and so elicits the help of his trainer, Kevin Rooney (portrayed by an almost unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart), to help keep...
Open Road Films has now brought that inspired underdog story to the masses in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil, whose sheer will and unflappable determination makes this very risky decision all the more compelling to watch on screen.
Pazienza knows no other way to be, and so elicits the help of his trainer, Kevin Rooney (portrayed by an almost unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart), to help keep...
- 11/12/2016
- by Kit Bowen
- We Got This Covered
After a near-fatal car accident left him nursing a crippling spinal injury, few would have predicted that Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza would walk again let alone climb into the ring. Low and behold though, 13 months after that brush with death, Pazienza returned and indeed defeated Wbc World Jr. Middleweight Champion Luis Santana in what is widely considered to be one of the best comeback stories in boxing history.
Open Road Films has now brought that inspired underdog story to the masses in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil, whose sheer will and unflappable determination makes this very risky decision all the more compelling to watch on screen.
Pazienza knows no other way to be, and so elicits the help of his trainer, Kevin Rooney (portrayed by an almost unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart), to help keep...
Open Road Films has now brought that inspired underdog story to the masses in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil, whose sheer will and unflappable determination makes this very risky decision all the more compelling to watch on screen.
Pazienza knows no other way to be, and so elicits the help of his trainer, Kevin Rooney (portrayed by an almost unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart), to help keep...
- 11/12/2016
- by Kit Bowen
- We Got This Covered
After a near-fatal car accident left him nursing a crippling spinal injury, few would have predicted that Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza would walk again let alone climb into the ring. Low and behold, 13 months after that brush with death, Pazienza returned and indeed defeated Wbc World Jr. Middleweight Champion Luis Santana in what is widely considered to be one of the best comeback stories in boxing history.
Open Road Films will bring that inspired underdog story to the masses late next month in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil. Buzz for the movie is fairly high following its premiere at Tiff, and though last year’s Creed will be the one to beat for many, the casting of a frankly unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart as trainer Kevin Rooney piques our curiosity. You can see his...
Open Road Films will bring that inspired underdog story to the masses late next month in the form of Bleed For This, a starry boxing drama that has Miles Teller don the gloves as The Pazmanian Devil. Buzz for the movie is fairly high following its premiere at Tiff, and though last year’s Creed will be the one to beat for many, the casting of a frankly unrecognizable Aaron Eckhart as trainer Kevin Rooney piques our curiosity. You can see his...
- 10/27/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Rob Leane Oct 28, 2016
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
Looking ahead to the movies heading to cinemas in time for Christmas...
The festive season is a great time to go to the pictures. There’s nothing quite like taking solace when it’s cold outside by cramming in with some like-minded folk to see a (hopefully) great movie.
Unsurprisingly, Hollywood studios have cottoned on to this. Year on year, there seems to more and more choice at the cinema come Christmas time. It’s almost like a second summer season, in terms of the sheer volume of major movies on offer. This isn’t likely to change any time soon, especially when you look at the cash banked by Star Wars: The Force Awakens last Christmas. And that's not to mention the festive season's nearness to the Oscar race, which means that the major movies keep coming well into January.
There are many movies rocking around the multiplex during this Yuletide,...
- 10/25/2016
- Den of Geek
Starring Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, and Ted Levine, Bleed For This will now hit theaters November 18th. Check out the trailer for the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history.
Bleed For This is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history. Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) stars as Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, a local Providence boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life.
Visit the official site: http://bleedforthisfilm.com
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Bleed For This is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history. Miles Teller (Whiplash, Divergent) stars as Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, a local Providence boxer who shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. After a near-fatal car accident leaves Vinny with a severed spine, he is told he may never walk again. Against all odds and doctor’s orders, renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) agrees to help Vinny return to the ring just a year after the accident for what could be the last fight of his life.
Visit the official site: http://bleedforthisfilm.com
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- 10/5/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There’s something about boxing movies that gets butts in seats regardless of so many being practically the same story. The formula almost always concerns some type of personal and professional redemption and Ben Younger‘s Bleed for This is no exception. Being a true telling of Vinny Pazienza’s (Miles Teller) arduous journey back into the ring after a near-fatal car crash severed his neck, however, means it possesses some substance beyond the old “washed up” bid for revenge against the press or a former coach/manager who’s now inexplicably repping the opponent. Some of that is present too, but it takes a backseat to watching a tenacious young man beat the odds to prove mankind’s resilience rather than facilitate the usual melodramatic quest of honoring a fridged family member.
Our introduction to Paz is by watching him get beat for the third time in a row...
Our introduction to Paz is by watching him get beat for the third time in a row...
- 9/18/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
When you look at Miles Teller in person, you don’t think “World Champion Boxer” – but an additional 20 pound of muscle fixes that. When you see Aaron Eckhart, you don’t think “overweight alcoholic coach” – but with an additional 40-or-so pounds of fat and a half-bald head, that changes. When see the cast of Bleed For This, you don’t think “an uplifting true story that defies all odds” – but after you watch Ben Younger’s no-punches-pulled biopic about Vinny Pazienza, I guarantee you will. This is a boxing drama that scrappily battles for its recognition, determined to win you over at any cost.
As you might have already gathered, Teller stars as Rhode Island’s own boxing phenom, Vinny Pazienza. Starting out as a Lightweight, Vinny strings together an impressive streak of wins before suffering from a near-death dehydration experience. That’s when coach Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) decides...
As you might have already gathered, Teller stars as Rhode Island’s own boxing phenom, Vinny Pazienza. Starting out as a Lightweight, Vinny strings together an impressive streak of wins before suffering from a near-death dehydration experience. That’s when coach Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) decides...
- 9/14/2016
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
“Southpaw.” “Hands of Stone.” “Grudge Match.” Hollywood churns out so many mediocre boxing movies these days you might be fooled into thinking that they’re profitable. Only superhero fare is so consistently familiar and obvious, so quick to dilute the unique spirit of their heroes into a generic swirl of big victories that leave you feel like you’re standing in place.
It’s easy to understand why filmmakers are consistently drawn to them — what better way to test and celebrate a character’s spirit than to watch them take a thousand punches to the face? And yet — as a confidant tells Vincenzo Edward Pazienza at the start of Ben Younger’s disposable “Bleed for This” — “Will can only take you so far.” If you’ve ever seen a boxing movie before, you don’t need me to tell you that the true story of “The Pazmanian Devil” is going to prove that guy wrong.
It’s easy to understand why filmmakers are consistently drawn to them — what better way to test and celebrate a character’s spirit than to watch them take a thousand punches to the face? And yet — as a confidant tells Vincenzo Edward Pazienza at the start of Ben Younger’s disposable “Bleed for This” — “Will can only take you so far.” If you’ve ever seen a boxing movie before, you don’t need me to tell you that the true story of “The Pazmanian Devil” is going to prove that guy wrong.
- 9/3/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
The story of Vinny Paz, who broke his neck and still got back in the ring, is sensational. But this boring, miscast film, screening at Telluride, fails to connect
Everyone has a boxing film in them. But Miles Teller already did his. An ambitious talent driven to breakdown by his coach; a rise, a fall and a rise again: it hardly mattered that jazz drumming was Whiplash’s game. It was a better boxing drama, a better sports drama, a better film, than Bleed for This, a biopic of Rhode Island fighter Vinny Paz that goes toe-to-toe with genre cliche and ends up on the canvas.
Teller plays “the Pazmanian Devil”, a real-life boxing champ who, after breaking his neck in a car crash, defied doctors’ advice and got back in the ring. Aaron Eckhart is Kevin Rooney, the booze-beaten coach who still has enough fight in him to help the champ back to greatness.
Everyone has a boxing film in them. But Miles Teller already did his. An ambitious talent driven to breakdown by his coach; a rise, a fall and a rise again: it hardly mattered that jazz drumming was Whiplash’s game. It was a better boxing drama, a better sports drama, a better film, than Bleed for This, a biopic of Rhode Island fighter Vinny Paz that goes toe-to-toe with genre cliche and ends up on the canvas.
Teller plays “the Pazmanian Devil”, a real-life boxing champ who, after breaking his neck in a car crash, defied doctors’ advice and got back in the ring. Aaron Eckhart is Kevin Rooney, the booze-beaten coach who still has enough fight in him to help the champ back to greatness.
- 9/3/2016
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
Proving he has a penchant for playing driven men (and doing it well), “Whiplash” star Miles Teller is taking on a new role as real-life boxer Vinny Pazienza in the upcoming “Bleed for This,” which just released its first trailer. Read: “The World’s Upcoming Bromance with Miles Teller” Based on the true story of the former lightweight, light middleweight, and super heavyweight title holder, Teller captivates as a loud-mouth athlete who defied medical odds after a devastating car accident left him with a fractured neck. “With this severe of an injury, one bump, one fall, any kind of movement, and your spinal cord could sever,” warns a doctor in the trailer. In hopes of fighting again Teller’s character declines to have his neck fused and instead opts for a risky “halo” designed to hold his head in place until his injuries heal. The trailer offers glimpses at his recovery process,...
- 7/5/2016
- backstage.com
Late last week, we got two Trailers for what appear to be serious Academy Award contenders in Bleed for This and Sully. They have almost nothing in common, except for one actor…Aaron Eckhart. He’s a main supporting player in both films, with potential Oscar consideration on the horizon. Eckhart has come close to his first nomination on at least two occasions, for Rabbit Hole and especially Thank You For Smoking (with some also being quite fond of his turn in The Dark Knight), but this is his probably his best shot in some time. Both with Bleed for This and Sully, he has the sorts of parts that voters often tend to fall under the spell of. We’ll see if Eckhart can woo them successfully this time around, but he’s certainly got a chance. You’ll see him in the Trailers for both below, but first,...
- 7/5/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
From Southpaw to Creed, Hands of Stone to Ben Younger’s Bleed For This, Hollywood’s boxing genre is witnessing something of a mini resurgence, with audiences flocking to gritty biopics that chart the rise (and potential fall) of those brave fighters that stepped into the ring.
Next in line to receive that spotlight is Vinny Pazienza (Aka The Pazmanian Devil), a fierce World Champion boxer whose remarkable comeback story will underpin Younger’s upcoming feature, Bleed For This. It’s one that places Whiplash breakout Miles Teller in the star role, and the blistering first trailer has now landed online ahead of the movie’s November bow.
Chronicling Vinny’s inspiring turnaround following a near-fatal car crash – one which left him nursing a severed spin on the sidelines – the arc of Bleed For This simply defies belief.
After enlisting renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) to steer him onto the road to recovery,...
Next in line to receive that spotlight is Vinny Pazienza (Aka The Pazmanian Devil), a fierce World Champion boxer whose remarkable comeback story will underpin Younger’s upcoming feature, Bleed For This. It’s one that places Whiplash breakout Miles Teller in the star role, and the blistering first trailer has now landed online ahead of the movie’s November bow.
Chronicling Vinny’s inspiring turnaround following a near-fatal car crash – one which left him nursing a severed spin on the sidelines – the arc of Bleed For This simply defies belief.
After enlisting renowned trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) to steer him onto the road to recovery,...
- 6/29/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Open Road Films has released the trailer for their upcoming boxing film Bleed For This, starring Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ted Levine and Ciarán Hinds.
Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing’s most charismatic and exciting figures, Bleed For This centers around Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who quickly shot to stardom when he dominated undefeated champion Gilbert Dele. A near-fatal automobile accident left him with the news that he would never walk again. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
Have a look at the trailer below and let us know what you think.
Bleed For This will hit theaters on November 23, 2016.
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Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing’s most charismatic and exciting figures, Bleed For This centers around Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who quickly shot to stardom when he dominated undefeated champion Gilbert Dele. A near-fatal automobile accident left him with the news that he would never walk again. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
Have a look at the trailer below and let us know what you think.
Bleed For This will hit theaters on November 23, 2016.
Don't forget to share this post on your Facebook wall and with your Twitter followers! Just hit the...
- 6/29/2016
- by Kellvin Chavez
- LRMonline.com
Vinny Pazienza was a five-time world boxing champion, and the colorful brawler nicknamed "The Pazmanian Devil" had plenty of career highlights in the ring. But the bout that may best exemplify his heart and grit is his 1995 title fight against the legendary Roy Jones Jr., in which he was pummeled to a bloody pulp and knocked out in the sixth round. Three times he was sent to the canvas by the champion, and three times, he courageously shook off the blows and tried to continue. There was absolutely no quit in him, and even as the referee finally stepped in...
- 6/29/2016
- by Jeff Labrecque
- PEOPLE.com
Vinny Pazienza was a five-time world boxing champion, and the colorful brawler nicknamed "The Pazmanian Devil" had plenty of career highlights in the ring. But the bout that may best exemplify his heart and grit is his 1995 title fight against the legendary Roy Jones Jr., in which he was pummeled to a bloody pulp and knocked out in the sixth round. Three times he was sent to the canvas by the champion, and three times, he courageously shook off the blows and tried to continue. There was absolutely no quit in him, and even as the referee finally stepped in...
- 6/29/2016
- by Jeff Labrecque
- PEOPLE.com
Miles Teller’s Pazmanian Devil has booked his spot under the lights, now that Open Road Films has granted an awards-friendly release date to upcoming boxing drama Bleed For This.
Set to open via limited release against Marvel’s Doctor Strange on November 4, before expanding nationwide on November 23, the studio’s character drama charts the tragic journey of Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, a local Rhode Island boxer whose meteoric rise saw him punch his way to the very top, winning two world title fights before his glittering career ground to a halt following a near-fatal car accident.
Forced to deal with a severed spinal chord and a career lying in tatters, it is Aaron Eckhart’s hearty trainer Kevin Rooney that lends The Pazmanian Devil with another shot at the limelight, helping Pazienza back on his feet and, remarkably, to reclaim his title belt on a year after the accident.
Set to open via limited release against Marvel’s Doctor Strange on November 4, before expanding nationwide on November 23, the studio’s character drama charts the tragic journey of Vinny “The Pazmanian Devil” Pazienza, a local Rhode Island boxer whose meteoric rise saw him punch his way to the very top, winning two world title fights before his glittering career ground to a halt following a near-fatal car accident.
Forced to deal with a severed spinal chord and a career lying in tatters, it is Aaron Eckhart’s hearty trainer Kevin Rooney that lends The Pazmanian Devil with another shot at the limelight, helping Pazienza back on his feet and, remarkably, to reclaim his title belt on a year after the accident.
- 5/4/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Miles Teller's boxing biopic Bleed for This has been picked up at the Cannes Film Festival.
Open Road Films is buying the film, which sees the Whiplash star take on the role of boxer Vinny Pazienza, Variety reports.
The film, which is being produced by Martin Scorsese, is expected to be released during the forthcoming award season.
Teller recently revealed his incredible transformation for his role as the world champion lightweight boxer, sharing a picture of his bulked up physique and impressive six-pack during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Bleed for This follows Teller as Pazienza (also known as Vinny Paz), who shot to stardom before being involved in a near-fatal car crash.
Told that he would never walk again, he defied doctors' orders by returning to the gym under trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and went on to win several more titles.
Open Road Films is buying the film, which sees the Whiplash star take on the role of boxer Vinny Pazienza, Variety reports.
The film, which is being produced by Martin Scorsese, is expected to be released during the forthcoming award season.
Teller recently revealed his incredible transformation for his role as the world champion lightweight boxer, sharing a picture of his bulked up physique and impressive six-pack during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Bleed for This follows Teller as Pazienza (also known as Vinny Paz), who shot to stardom before being involved in a near-fatal car crash.
Told that he would never walk again, he defied doctors' orders by returning to the gym under trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and went on to win several more titles.
- 5/17/2015
- Digital Spy
Miles Teller has revealed his incredible transformation for his forthcoming role as world champion lightweight boxer Vinny Pazienza.
The 28-year-old Whiplash star shared a picture of his bulked up physique and impressive six-pack during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Speaking about being offered the role in the boxing biopic Bleed for This, Teller joked: "When they offered me the part, I was like, 'I can't grow a moustache, I'm not in very good shape..' I literally said, 'Are you sure?'"
Fallon produced a before-and-after shirtless snap of Teller flexing his biceps in the gym... which Teller let slip that Fallon had asked for.
When teased about his facial hair, he laughed: "I take a long to grow some... Facial hair, man! Everyone has their strengths - I'm a great dancer, I have great hair, I don't have weird body hair.
"I'd love to grow...
The 28-year-old Whiplash star shared a picture of his bulked up physique and impressive six-pack during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Speaking about being offered the role in the boxing biopic Bleed for This, Teller joked: "When they offered me the part, I was like, 'I can't grow a moustache, I'm not in very good shape..' I literally said, 'Are you sure?'"
Fallon produced a before-and-after shirtless snap of Teller flexing his biceps in the gym... which Teller let slip that Fallon had asked for.
When teased about his facial hair, he laughed: "I take a long to grow some... Facial hair, man! Everyone has their strengths - I'm a great dancer, I have great hair, I don't have weird body hair.
"I'd love to grow...
- 3/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Miles Teller can take a beating. The young star of the Oscar-nominated picture, Whiplash had his fair share of bloodied scenes in the jazz drama and it looks like his new film will have him a similar condition. Except this time, it makes a bit more sense to be beaten up and bloody, as Teller plays the real-life boxing legend Vinny Pazienza in Bleed for This. Take a look: The first still from shows older-looking Teller who lost a significant amount of weight for his newest film, bruised and bloodied in the corner of a boxing ring. You can check out the full-resolution version of the photo at The Hollywood Reporter. Bleed for This tells the real-life story of boxing legend Vinny Pazienza who soon after reaching fame was in a near-fatal car accident that told him he may never walk again. With the help of his trainer, Kevin Rooney...
- 2/6/2015
- cinemablend.com
Here’s your first look at Miles Teller (Whiplash) and Aaron Eckhart in Bleed For This.
Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing’s most charismatic and exciting figures, Bleed For This centers around Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who quickly shot to stardom when he dominated undefeated champion Gilbert Dele. A near-fatal automobile accident left him with the news that he would never walk again. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
From executive producer and Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, the film is written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime).
The producers are Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Big Fish, Silver Linings Playbook), Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Wolf Of Wall Street), Ben Younger, Chad Verdi, and Noah Kraft.
The Solution Entertainment Group...
Based on the incredible true story of one of boxing’s most charismatic and exciting figures, Bleed For This centers around Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who quickly shot to stardom when he dominated undefeated champion Gilbert Dele. A near-fatal automobile accident left him with the news that he would never walk again. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
From executive producer and Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese, the film is written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime).
The producers are Bruce Cohen (American Beauty, Big Fish, Silver Linings Playbook), Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Wolf Of Wall Street), Ben Younger, Chad Verdi, and Noah Kraft.
The Solution Entertainment Group...
- 2/6/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
J.K. Simmons’ Terrence Fletcher may have pushed Miles Teller’s character close to breaking point in Whiplash both physically and emotionally, but in boxing drama Bleed For This, the up-and-coming actor is set to go through the wringer once more as the this first-look image attests.
Coming by way of The Hollywood Reporter, the still showcases the amount of weight that Teller shed in order to embody boxing legend Vinny Pazienza. Telling the true-life story of the maestro, Bleed For This will orbit around his journey in and out of the ring as his budding career is derailed by a car accident. Against doctor’s orders, our protagonist then undergoes a rigorous training regime under the watchful eye of Aaron Eckhart’s Kevin Rooney in order to make a triumphant return to a sport that is, for all intents and purposes, in his DNA.
Boiler Room director Ben Younger is behind the camera,...
Coming by way of The Hollywood Reporter, the still showcases the amount of weight that Teller shed in order to embody boxing legend Vinny Pazienza. Telling the true-life story of the maestro, Bleed For This will orbit around his journey in and out of the ring as his budding career is derailed by a car accident. Against doctor’s orders, our protagonist then undergoes a rigorous training regime under the watchful eye of Aaron Eckhart’s Kevin Rooney in order to make a triumphant return to a sport that is, for all intents and purposes, in his DNA.
Boiler Room director Ben Younger is behind the camera,...
- 2/6/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Miles Teller, the star of the Oscar-nominated "Whiplash" and the upcoming "Fantastic Four" comic book film, dropped a significant amount of weight for the boxing movie "Bleed for This." And now, we have the first photo from the film. Check it out below. "Bleed for This" is based on the real-life story of boxing legend Vinny Pazienza, who rocketed to fame when he overwhelmed undefeated champion Gilbert Dale in 1991, but his career in the ring was cut short when a near-fatal car accident meant he might never walk again. Against doctor's orders, and with the help of infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart), he was able to make a triumphant return after months of training. The movie is directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room) and is currently being shopped at the Berlin Film Festival. Photo: (click to enlarge)...
- 2/6/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
Miles Teller, star of the Oscar-nominated Whiplash, lost a significant amount of weight for his next film, Bleed for This, based on the real-life story of boxing legend Vinny Pazienza. Here, The Hollywood Reporter debuts the first image from the film, showing a lean Teller, bruised and bloodied, in the ring Pazienza rocketed to fame when he overwhelmed undefeated champion Gilbert Dale in 1991, but his career in the ring was cut short when a near-fatal car accident meant he might never walk again. Against doctor's orders, and with the help of infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Aaron
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- 2/6/2015
- by Pamela McClintock, Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Katey Sagal has been set to star in Bleed For This. She will play Louise Pazienza, the mother of fighter Vinny Pazienza in the film directed and scripted by Ben Younger. She joins Whiplash star Miles Teller, who’ll play the former world champ known as the Pazmanian Devil, with Aaron Eckhart playing trainer Kevin Rooney, Amanda Clayton playing Doreen Pazienza, and Ciaran Hinds and Tom DeNucci also starring.
Sagal takes the role as her character continues to be the fulcrum for carnage in the final season of Kurt Sutter’s Sons Of Anarchy.
Bleed For This deals with Pazienza’s miraculous recovery from a car crash that left him with a broken back. He was told he might never walk again, let alone fight, but no one could stop the Pazmanian Devil, a world champ in two weight classes. Pic is produced by Sikelia’s Martin Scorsese and Emma Koskoff Tillinger,...
Sagal takes the role as her character continues to be the fulcrum for carnage in the final season of Kurt Sutter’s Sons Of Anarchy.
Bleed For This deals with Pazienza’s miraculous recovery from a car crash that left him with a broken back. He was told he might never walk again, let alone fight, but no one could stop the Pazmanian Devil, a world champ in two weight classes. Pic is produced by Sikelia’s Martin Scorsese and Emma Koskoff Tillinger,...
- 9/17/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
• Chris Hemsworth has optioned the film rights to Steve Earle’s novel I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive, which he will star in. Benjamin Grayson adapted the novel for the screen, and will be making his directional debut with the indie. The story follows Toby “Doc” Ebersole, who is haunted by Hank Williams’ ghost after his hand in the country singer’s death in 1953. Doc subsequently has his medical license revoked. Ten years later, now in the red-light district of San Antonio, Texas, Doc performs illegal medical procedures in order to purchase morphine, while still experiencing visits from Williams.
- 9/16/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW - Inside Movies
Game of Thrones actor Ciaran Hinds has been cast in Bleed for This, the film based on the true story of boxer Vinny Pazienza. Miles Teller is starring as the five-time world champion boxer "Vinny Paz," who was injured in a near-fatal car crash at the peak of his career that left him with a broken neck. Not knowing if he'd ever walk again, he made an incredible comeback, and after months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Paz went back to the gym under the guidance of infamous trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart) and made a triumphant
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- 9/16/2014
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
True-life boxing drama Bleed For This already has Miles Teller attached as slugger Vinny Pazienza. Now we know who will be playing his father, Angelo, because Ciaran Hinds has signed on to co-star.Boiler Room writer-director Ben Younger is scripting and directing this one, charting the story of Pazienza, who broke his neck in three places in a traffic accident in 1991 while he was at the peak of his career. Against doctors’ orders, Pazienza returned to the gym with his neck still encased in a metal halo, began working out and eventually won three more titles. He went on to retire with a 50-10 record.While Hinds worries about his onscreen son’s condition, Aaron Eckhart will be Pazienza’s trainer, Kevin Rooney, an infamous name in the boxing community of the time who pushes him to recover.Hinds, who recently appeared in a recurring role as Mance Rayder on Game Of Thrones,...
- 9/16/2014
- EmpireOnline
Exclusive: Company’s increased acquisition drive includes post Cannes purchase of boxing drama Bleed For This.
Rome-based distributor Notorious Pictures made its debut today on the Italian Aim market, the country’s alternative capital market for small and medium-sized companies.
Founded in 2012, the company has seen rapid growth over the last 18 months, climbing to number four in Italy’s distributor rankings for the first three months of 2014, from number 10 in 2013.
Notorious Pictures CEO and founder Guglielmo Marchetti told ScreenDaily in an exclusive interview that the €7.5m ($10m) raised through the move would be used to increase acquisitions and enter production.
The €7.5m ($10m) represents roughly 10.3% of the company’s total capital, said Marchetti, who controls the remaining 89.7%.
“Becoming a public quoted company is an important step for Notorious,” said Marchetti. “It gives us access to new sources of finance which will enable us to further expand.
“There are two poles of growth we want to pursue. Firstly...
Rome-based distributor Notorious Pictures made its debut today on the Italian Aim market, the country’s alternative capital market for small and medium-sized companies.
Founded in 2012, the company has seen rapid growth over the last 18 months, climbing to number four in Italy’s distributor rankings for the first three months of 2014, from number 10 in 2013.
Notorious Pictures CEO and founder Guglielmo Marchetti told ScreenDaily in an exclusive interview that the €7.5m ($10m) raised through the move would be used to increase acquisitions and enter production.
The €7.5m ($10m) represents roughly 10.3% of the company’s total capital, said Marchetti, who controls the remaining 89.7%.
“Becoming a public quoted company is an important step for Notorious,” said Marchetti. “It gives us access to new sources of finance which will enable us to further expand.
“There are two poles of growth we want to pursue. Firstly...
- 6/23/2014
- ScreenDaily
Fresh off the premiere of the Sundance selected drama Whiplash, actor Miles Teller has a project that will send him to the boxing ring. Synchronicity Entertainment, a division of The Solution Entertainment Group, has announced that Teller will star in Bleed for This, the story of boxer Vinny Pazienza (Teller), who quickly shot to stardom when he dominated undefeated champion Gilbert Dele. But a near-fatal automobile accident left him with the news that he would never walk again. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny dared to return to the ring again, launching an inspiring athletic story. More below! Vinny got back into training mod under with the help of Kevin Rooney, and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later. Rooney's training helped Vinny become one of only two boxers ever to win titles in the lightweight and junior middle weight class in...
- 2/4/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Coming off the back of an acclaimed performance in Whiplash, Miles Teller is already lining up another new film for his slate, Bleed for This, telling the true story of world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza, now Vinny Paz.
THR report that Teller and Aaron Eckhart are now attached to lead the project, which is being written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime).
Teller would play Pazienza, who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he’d ever walk again, made an incredible comeback. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
Martin Scorsese, riding high on the success of The Wolf of Wall Street, will be executive producing, with Bruce Cohen (American Beauty) and Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Departed...
THR report that Teller and Aaron Eckhart are now attached to lead the project, which is being written and directed by Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime).
Teller would play Pazienza, who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he’d ever walk again, made an incredible comeback. After months of recovery and against doctors’ orders, Vinny returned to the gym under infamous trainer, Kevin Rooney (Eckhart), and made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
Martin Scorsese, riding high on the success of The Wolf of Wall Street, will be executive producing, with Bruce Cohen (American Beauty) and Emma Tillinger Koskoff (The Departed...
- 2/4/2014
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Aaron Eckhart and Miles Teller have been cast in Bleed for This.
They will star in Synchronicity Entertainment's biopic about boxer Vinny Pazienza.
Teller will play the boxer who shot to stardom before being involved in a near-fatal car crash.
Told that he would never walk again, he defied doctors' orders by returning to the gym under trainer Kevin Rooney (Eckhart) and going on to win several more titles.
Eckhart can currently be seen in I, Frankenstein, with Teller starring alongside Zac Efron and Michael B Jordan in That Awkward Moment.
Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime) will write and direct Bleed for This with Martin Scorsese serving as executive producer.
Watch the trailer for I, Frankenstein below:...
They will star in Synchronicity Entertainment's biopic about boxer Vinny Pazienza.
Teller will play the boxer who shot to stardom before being involved in a near-fatal car crash.
Told that he would never walk again, he defied doctors' orders by returning to the gym under trainer Kevin Rooney (Eckhart) and going on to win several more titles.
Eckhart can currently be seen in I, Frankenstein, with Teller starring alongside Zac Efron and Michael B Jordan in That Awkward Moment.
Ben Younger (Boiler Room, Prime) will write and direct Bleed for This with Martin Scorsese serving as executive producer.
Watch the trailer for I, Frankenstein below:...
- 2/4/2014
- Digital Spy
Aaron Eckhart and Miles Teller are attached to star in "Boiler Room" filmmaker Ben Younger's "Bleed for This," a biopic about world champion boxer Vinny Pazienza.
Teller would play Pazienza who suffered a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again.
After months of recovery and against doctors' orders, he returned to the gym under infamous trainer Kevin Rooney (Eckhart) and made a return to the ring just over a year later.
Younger, Bruce Cohen, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Chad Verdi and Noah Kraft are producing, while Martin Scorsese is executive producing.
Source: THR...
Teller would play Pazienza who suffered a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again.
After months of recovery and against doctors' orders, he returned to the gym under infamous trainer Kevin Rooney (Eckhart) and made a return to the ring just over a year later.
Younger, Bruce Cohen, Emma Tillinger Koskoff, Chad Verdi and Noah Kraft are producing, while Martin Scorsese is executive producing.
Source: THR...
- 2/4/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
• Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardner) have signed on to star in The Lobster, set in a dystopian future where finding a partner is “a matter of life and death.” Dogtooth director Yorgos Lanthimos is making his English-language debut on the project, which also stars Ben Whishaw (Cloud Atlas) and Lea Seydoux (Blue Is the Warmest Color). [THR]
• Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) are attached to star in Bleed for This, about boxing champion Vinny Pazienza who recovered and took the ring again a year after a devastating car wreck. Eckhart will play Kevin Rooney,...
• Miles Teller (The Spectacular Now) and Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) are attached to star in Bleed for This, about boxing champion Vinny Pazienza who recovered and took the ring again a year after a devastating car wreck. Eckhart will play Kevin Rooney,...
- 2/4/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
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