Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, and Christina Hendricks Join the Boxing Biopic THE BLEEDER

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Christina Hendricks are set to star in the boxing drama The Bleeder. Per Variety, the film is based on the story of Chuck Wepner, the New Jersey heavyweight boxer who fought 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali and inspired to Sylvester Stallone to write Rocky. The biopic is the natural transition for documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil and Daniel Johnston) to directing narrative features. Feuerzeig co-wrote the script with Jerry Stahl (Bad Boys II).



Studio home Hyde Park International is shopping The Bleeder at the Cannes Film Festival this week along with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vegneance, The Double, Echelon, and Our Idiot Brother. If I were a billionaire cinephile hanging out in the French Riviera right now, I’d have a hard time passing up the Watts/Schreiber/Hendricks package. Hit the jump for more on Wepner.



Via http://collider.com/naomi-watts-liev-schreiber-christina-hendricks-the-bleeder/90151/

Naomi Watts

The Australian Actress Naomi Watts

Born: Naomi Ellen Watts, 28 September 1968 (1968-09-28) (age 42), Shoreham, Kent, England, UK



Occupation: Actress



Years active: 1986–present



Partner: Liev Schreiber (2005–present); 2 children

Biography

The one of the famous celebrities Naomi Ellen Watts is an English-Australian actress. Naomi Watts began her occupation in Australian television, where she appears in saleable and series, counting the soap opera Home and Away, Brides of Christ and the family sitcom Hey Dad.

Awards and Nominations

Academy Awards, USA (Won: 0, Year: - & Nominations: 1, Year: 2004 )
Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2004	Nominated	Oscar	Best Actress in a Leading Role for: 21 Grams (2003).
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Won: 2, Year: 2003, 2006 & Nominations: 2, Year: 2002,2008 )
2006	Won	Saturn Award	Best Actress for: King Kong (2005).
2003	Won	Saturn Award	Best Actress for: The Ring (2002/I).
Hollywood Film Festival (Won: 1, Year: 2002 & Nominations: 0, Year: - )
2002	Won	Hollywood	Breakthrough Award Breakthrough Acting
BAFTA Awards (Won: 0, Year: - & Nominations: 1, Year: 2004 )
2004	Nominated	BAFTA	Film Award Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role for: 21 Grams (2003).

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