Jack Huston’s Day of the Fight trailer presents his hard-hitting directorial debut for a narrative a couple of boxer on a redemptive journey.

Is Jack Huston about to present Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky a run for its cash? What is that this blasphemy upon which I communicate? I’m speaking about Jack Huston’s Day of the Fight, an upcoming underdog film packing rather a lot of coronary heart that Falling Forward Films lately picked up for distribution. Today’s Day of the Fight trailer introduces Jack Huston’s directorial debut and what seems like a powerhouse efficiency from Michael Pitt (Funny Games, Seven Psychopaths, Reptile).

Today’s Day of the Fight trailer presents Huston’s black-and-white indie film a couple of once-renowned boxer on a redemptive journey via his previous and current. The film chronicles the boxer’s arc from his first combat to his launch from jail and past. Judges are already eyeing Day of the Fight for awards consideration. Joining Michael Pitt in the film are Nicolette Robinson, Ron Perlman, John Magaro, Anatol Yuse, and Steve Buscemi as main forged members. Additionally, Cousin Vinny himself, Joe Pesci, is popping out of retirement for a restricted however stirring function.

If Jack Huston’s Day of the Fight trailer is any indication, he’s bought a fantastic eye for element and will get to the coronary heart of his characters. Pitt performs Mike Flannigan in the film, a boxer fighting a lifetime of daring choices and an unsure future that locations the well-being of himself and his household on a skinny line.

Jack Huston’s newest performing gig is for Amazon’s Expats miniseries, which seems at the private and skilled lives of a tight-knit group of expatriates residing in Hong Kong. Created by Lulu Wang, Expats stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, Tiana Gowen, Bodhi del Rosario, and extra.

Is there room in Hollywood for one more underdog boxer drama? I’ll inform you that nothing can contact Stallone’s Rocky, however certainly, there’s room in the ring for Huston’s film to attach with audiences and have an enduring impression. We’ll be curious to see if Day of the Fight lands awards consideration and sit up for seeing who else is lining as much as combat for the prize. Are you curious about studying extra about Day of the Fight? Let us know in the feedback part under.

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Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube sequence Animation Movies Revisited. He’s additionally the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, film, music, and extra. You’ll not often catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.