Jennifer Lopez Movie ‘Unstoppable’ Halts Filming Amid WGA Strike Picketing
thewrap.comwas one of the first such films to be brought to a standstill two weeks ago. The true-story drama “Unstoppable” features Jerome — Emmy winner for Ava DeVurnay’s acclaimed Netflix miniseries “When They See Us” — as Anthony Robles.
Robles was a three-time All-American wrestler born with one leg who nonetheless won a national championship at Arizona State.
Robles retired from the sport in the early 2010s and has served as a commentator for NCAA wrestling since 2012. Lopez, most recently seen in Netflix’s actioner “The Mother,” will play his mother.
The feature, directed by William Goldenberg, is Artists Equity’s second film following the Ben Affleck-directed “Air.” That sports business underdog story, chronicling how Nike became a titan in the shoe industry by betting on then-rookie Michael Jordan, played theatrically earlier this year and grossed $90 million worldwide.
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