Roberto Duran Movie - Robert De Niro and Usher to star....

[El Kabong]

Gael Garcia Bernal will be playing the role of Duran

[Galaxy]

Not sure about Usher as Leonard though

[El Kabong]

Not sure about Usher as Leonard though

Eh...they could do worse




I think GGB will do a great job as Duran

[smashup]

Al Pacino was supposed to play Durans trainer Ray Arcel. Not a bad second though in the Bobster

Gael Garcia Bernal is now attached to play famed Panamanian boxer Robert Duran in a film that will tell the "inside story" about the legendary "No Mas" boxing match against Sugar Ray Leonard. The two boxers and longtime rivals met on November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans for the second bout against each other in their career. Duran had won the their first encounter seven months earlier in April thanks to a close, but unanimous decision by ringside officials. This match however, would end far more theatrically, with Duran telling the referee in the eighth round ""No Mas" ("no more" in Spanish) leading to technical knockout victory for Leonard. Duran become persona non grata in his native country after the match and it took years for him to rebuild his stature in the country.

The proposed film would be written, directed and produced by Venezuelan helmer Jonathan Jakubowicz and Al Pacino has shown interest in the film, circling the role of trainer Ray Arcel.

The film is not yet greenlit, but producer Ben Silverman ("MacGruber," "The Office") does believe the project has a lot of potential saying, "This is a big opportunity. The Latin American population over-indexes in terms of sports and boxing. There's a lot of momentum around the script that Jonathan wrote." And certainly, it sounds like a classic boxing tale tailor-made for splashy big screen version. We'll see how this plays out, meanwhile check out some footage from the "No Mas" match below.

Al Pacino & Gael Garcia Bernal To Team For Roberto Duran Boxing Pic? | The Playlist

[TitoFan]

Al Pacino was supposed to play Durans trainer Ray Arcel. Not a bad second though in the Bobster

Gael Garcia Bernal is now attached to play famed Panamanian boxer Robert Duran in a film that will tell the "inside story" about the legendary "No Mas" boxing match against Sugar Ray Leonard. The two boxers and longtime rivals met on November 25, 1980 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans for the second bout against each other in their career. Duran had won the their first encounter seven months earlier in April thanks to a close, but unanimous decision by ringside officials. This match however, would end far more theatrically, with Duran telling the referee in the eighth round ""No Mas" ("no more" in Spanish) leading to technical knockout victory for Leonard. Duran become persona non grata in his native country after the match and it took years for him to rebuild his stature in the country.

The proposed film would be written, directed and produced by Venezuelan helmer Jonathan Jakubowicz and Al Pacino has shown interest in the film, circling the role of trainer Ray Arcel.

The film is not yet greenlit, but producer Ben Silverman ("MacGruber," "The Office") does believe the project has a lot of potential saying, "This is a big opportunity. The Latin American population over-indexes in terms of sports and boxing. There's a lot of momentum around the script that Jonathan wrote." And certainly, it sounds like a classic boxing tale tailor-made for splashy big screen version. We'll see how this plays out, meanwhile check out some footage from the "No Mas" match below.

Al Pacino & Gael Garcia Bernal To Team For Roberto Duran Boxing Pic? | The Playlist

I'm glad they're finally making a movie about one of boxing's greatest ever. I hope, though, that his whole fantastic career is portrayed, rather than just focus on that one "hiccup" versus Leonard.

[roberto duran legend]

I just hope they do the great man justice.

[armyash]

It'll never work, Ushers nips are far too big, he aint fooling anyone that he can play SRL. I'm not falling for it, do these casting people think we are stupid.