EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Outfit Argent Pictures pops its Fox Sports boxing documentary They Fight into a narrative feature film.
Andrew Renzi directed the authentic documentary and will write the screenplay for the new function. Mandalay Pictures can even produce.
Produced using Argent, Renzi, and Common and primarily based on a Washington Post article by Michael Minahan, the document charted the road to the 2017 Junior Olympics for younger teenagers who are preventing to shield titles and avenge losses—all while balancing their lives at home, at school, at paintings, and inside the network.
Like the documentary, the new film will tell the tale of a collection of adolescent boxers. They’ve previously incarcerated teachers on the street in Southeast Washington, DC, to defend their country-wide titles.
Hacksaw Ridge backer Argent’s Jill Ahrens, Ryan Ahrens, Ben Renzo, and Mandalay Pictures’ Jason Michael Berman (The Birth Of A Nation) will produce the new version. Executive manufacturers are Argent partners and sports activities stars, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints, NBA all-star protective Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs, retired NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks, and retired NBA all-megastar, Michael Finley.
Fox Sports obtained the documentary in the final 12 months and showcased it as part of their Magnify Film Series, lib, eating it in picking theaters nationally.
Producer Ryan Ahrens stated, “We felt compelled to make a larger cinematic model of this story after seeing how effective the documentary played and the target market’s connection to it. Not every documentary lends itself to narrative tales on the massive display screen. However, we feel They Fight is one of these uncommon tales that merits to be shared with characteristic film audiences. Andrew’s ardor has driven this venture from the beginning, and we’re happy to accompany him to the function!”
Renzi said, “Growing up in Philadelphia, wherein Rocky and Creed are perceived as much more than just fictional characters, boxing testimonies have continually had a large area in my heart. After spending years making my documentary, I, without a doubt, felt like there was a hollow in the style that needed to be filled. Similar to what Friday Night Lights did for a soccer town, I’m interested in showing which our boxing legends began, the network that molds them, and the rush and pull among the game and the arena outside of the hoop when financial profits are not but within the equation.”
Argent is behind recently discovered tasks such as Good Joe Bell with Mark Wahlberg, Connie Britton, and Gary Sinise, a brand new function bio-percent on American soccer big name Hope Solo horror-comedy Bride And Doom, which Eli Craig is writing and directing.
Renzi is presently in the production stage of his new movie, Ready for War, a documentary about the phenomenon of deported U.S. Veterans. Drake and David Ayer are executive producing the film for Showtime.
Lisa Nitti negotiated the They Fight deal on behalf of Argent Pictures. Linda Lichter negotiated on behalf of Andrew Renzi.
