Flint Strong

Flint Strong is an upcoming American biographical sports film directed by Rachel Morrison in her directorial debut, based on the documentary T-Rex. It stars Ryan Destiny and Judy Greer.

Flint Strong
Directed byRachel Morrison
Screenplay byBarry Jenkins
Based onT-Rex
by Zackary Canepari
Drea Cooper
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyKatelin Arizmendi[1]
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Claressa "T-Rex" Shields trains to box in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Cast

Production

Development

On October 7, 2016, Universal Pictures hired Barry Jenkins to adapt the documentary T-Rex with the possibility to direct the film.[2] On June 19, 2019, Rachel Morrison was set to make her directorial debut on Flint Strong; Jenkins would produce with Michael De Luca, Elishia Holmes, Zackary Canepari, and Drea Cooper.[3]

Casting

On November 13, 2019, Ryan Destiny was cast as Shields.[4] On February 5, 2020, Ice Cube was cast as Shields' coach, Jason Crutchfield.[5] Judy Greer was added on May 14.[6] However, in October 2021, Ice Cube had left the project after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19 to film Oh Hell No, putting the film in turnaround.[7]

Filming

Principal photography began on March 11, 2020, but on March 13, production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

In an interview with The Guardian, Shields stated that production re-commenced in June 2021.[10]

See also

References
  1. "How Staying Weird Landed Kate Arizmendi the Biggest Gigs of Her Dp Career".
  2. Fleming, Mike Jr. (October 7, 2016). "'Moonlight's Barry Jenkins To Script Story Of First American Female Gold Medal Boxer Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  3. Kroll, Justin (June 19, 2018). "'Black Panther' DP Rachel Morrison to Make Directorial Debut on Barry Jenkins Script 'Flint Strong'". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. N’Duka, Amanda (November 13, 2019). "Ryan Destiny To Lead The Rachel Morrison-Directed Boxing Drama 'Flint Strong'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  5. Kroll, Justin (February 5, 2020). "Ice Cube to Star in Sports Drama 'Flint Strong'". Variety. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. Judy Greer Boards Universal’s Rachel Morrison Boxing Drama ‘Flint Strong’
  7. Masters, Kim; Kit, Borys (2021-10-29). "Ice Cube Exits Sony Comedy 'Oh Hell No' After Declining COVID-19 Vaccine". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2021-11-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Kroll, Justin (March 13, 2020). "Universal Halts Production on Live-Action Films Including 'Jurassic World: Dominion' Due to Coronavirus". Variety. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. Morrison, Rachel (March 13, 2020). "I started this morning scouting an amazing set..." Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
  10. Hunt, Loretta (June 10, 2021). "Claressa Shields: 'I can drive through Flint now and not get flashbacks'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
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