Jason Hall, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter behind Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper, has been tapped write and direct Unstoppable, a feature based on the true-life story of inspirational wrestling star Anthony Robles. The pic will be produced by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions, Andy Fraser for A Really Good Home Pictures, David Crockett for Coonskin Cap Productions, and Gary Lewis. 101 Studios CEO David Glasser will serve as executive producer alongside David Hutkin and Bob Yari.
John Hindman penned the latest draft of the script, which is based on Robles’ memoir Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. Robles was born with only one leg to a young mother of sixteen. Together, they overcame poverty and unending personal obstacles to see Anthony triumph in becoming a three-time All-American, 2011 Ncaa National Champion, and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee.
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John Hindman penned the latest draft of the script, which is based on Robles’ memoir Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. Robles was born with only one leg to a young mother of sixteen. Together, they overcame poverty and unending personal obstacles to see Anthony triumph in becoming a three-time All-American, 2011 Ncaa National Champion, and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame inductee.
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