I would approve. Hope it happens. They don't look much alike however. But only boxing heads would know that anyway. Liev would have to pack on quite a few lbs for this role. Would make playing a yearly Ray Donovan a tricky task.
shareYeah. And Naomi is starring alongside him, as well as Elisabethh Moss. There you go some pics from the shooting, where he actually resembles quite much the real Wepner.
shareYeah. And Naomi is starring alongside him, as well as Elisabethh Moss. Attached there are some pics from the shooting, where he actually resembles quite much the real Wepner.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3289321/Naomi-Watts-dons-black-wig-spooky-boys-family-celebrates-Halloween-early-NYC.html
This could end up being a very good film. I know Wepner's best known for inspiring Stallone to write Rocky but even with that aside he's had a pretty interesting life.
shareHere is the cast.
Liev Schreiber as Chuck Wepner
Naomi Watts as Linda, Wepner's third wife
Elisabeth Moss as Phyllis, Wepner's second wife
Jim Gaffigan as John Stoehr, Wepner's best friend
Michael Rapaport as Wepner's estranged brother
Pooch Hall as Muhammad Ali
Morgan Spector as Sylvester Stallone
Ron Perlman as Al Braverman, Wepner's manager and trainer
Kelvin Hale as Charlie Polite, Wepner's sparring partner