Hands of Stone
| Hands of Stone | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
| Produced by |
Jay Weisleder Carlos Garcia de Paredes Claudine Jakubowicz Jonathan Jakubowicz |
| Written by | Jonathan Jakubowicz |
| Starring |
Robert De Niro Édgar Ramírez Usher Ellen Barkin Rubén Blades John Turturro Ana de Armas |
| Music by | Angelo Milli |
| Cinematography | Miguel Ioann Littin Menz |
| Edited by | Ethan Maniquis |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hands of Stone is an American biographical action film directed and written by Jonathan Jakubowicz, stars are Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramírez, Usher, Ellen Barkin and Ana de Armas.[1]
Summary
Follows the life of Roberto Duran, who made his professional debut in 1968 as a 16-year-old and retired in 2002 at age 50. In June 1980, he defeated Sugar Ray Leonard to capture the WBC welterweight title but shocked the boxing world by returning to his corner in the November rematch, saying 'no más' (no more).
Cast
- Robert De Niro as Ray Arcel[2]
- Édgar Ramírez as Roberto Durán
- Usher as Sugar Ray Leonard[3]
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Juanita Leonard
- Ellen Barkin as Stephanie Arcel[4]
- Rubén Blades as Carlos Eleta[5]
- Pedro Pérez as Plomo Quiñones[6]
- Joe Urla as HOF trainer Angelo Dundee[7]
- Ana de Armas as Felicidad Iglesias
- Aaron Zebede as Eugenio Iglesias
- John Turturro as Frankie Carbo
- John Duddy as Ken Buchanan[8]
Production
Filming
The production on the film began in December 2013 in Panama.[9]
References
- ↑ "Hands of Stone". imdb.com. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez Team For Roberto Duran Pic ‘Hands Of Stone’". deadline.com. 8 April 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Usher won't rule out Oscar for Sugar Ray Leonard 'Hands of Stone' role". digitalspy.co.uk. 11 June 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Ellen Barkin Lands Female Lead in Robert De Niro Pic ‘Hands of Stone’". variety.com. 1 November 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Blades Joins Duran Biopic "Hands of Stone"". Rubén Blades Official Page. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ "Budú se abre camino en Hollywood (in Spanish)". venevision.net. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ↑ IMDB
- ↑ Ecksel, Robert (22 December 2014). "John Duddy Nails It". Boxing.com.
- ↑ "Usher shows off afro, fit physique as Sugar Ray Leonard in newly released photos from ‘Hands of Stone’ film". nydailynews.com. 2 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.