“The aim is to make a popcorn sports movie with a female empowerment message in the vein of ‘Rocky.'” After the success of 2015’s “Rocky” sequel “Creed,” audiences are no doubt clamoring for a similarly inspiring sports story with a woman at front and center. It has, after all, been over ten years since Hilary Swank won her second Oscar in 2005 for portraying a boxer in “Million Dollar Baby.” Read More…
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March 24, 2016
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