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The Academy completely overlooked Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance in Nightcrawler, but it’s possible Southpaw could put him back in the Oscar spotlight. The first trailer for the dramatic thriller has been released and it’s what you’d expected from a film starring Gyllenhaal, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day, Olympus Has Fallen), and written by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy and the upcoming The Bastard Executioner) and Richard Wenk (The Mechanic). In addition to Gyllenhaal, the cast includes Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Rita Ora, Naomie Harris and Victor Ortiz.
The Weinstein Company will release Southpaw in theaters in July 2015.
The Plot:
The story of Billy “The Great” Hope, Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World. When tragedy strikes and he loses it all, Billy enters the battle of his life as he struggles to become a contender once again and win back those he loves.
Watch the trailer:
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