It would seem that Robert De Niro has gotten bit by the pugilist bug as of late. While the actor is best known for his role in Raging Bull - the only performance to win him Best Actor at the Academy Awards - he recently completed shooting Grudge Match against fellow boxing movie veteran Sylvester Stallone, and now he's lined up another fighting pic, this time alongside Edgar Ramirez.
Deadline reports that the two actors have signed on to star in Hands of Stone, a new boxing drama from writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz about famed fighter Roberto Duran. While Ramirez will be playing Duran, De Niro will portray trainer Ray Arcel and the story will focus on "how each man changed the life of the other." Production is scheduled to begin in September in Duran's home country of Panama.
Deadline reports that the two actors have signed on to star in Hands of Stone, a new boxing drama from writer/director Jonathan Jakubowicz about famed fighter Roberto Duran. While Ramirez will be playing Duran, De Niro will portray trainer Ray Arcel and the story will focus on "how each man changed the life of the other." Production is scheduled to begin in September in Duran's home country of Panama.