Miles Teller stars in the incredible true story for Bleed For This
“I’m not done. I am going to fight again…”
Ahead of its premiere at the London Film Festival this week, Icon Film Distribution on Thursday unveiled the UK trailer for BLEED FOR THIS. Take a look at the super footage in the video player above.
BLEED FOR THIS is based on the incredible true story of Vinny Pazienza (Miles Teller), one of few American boxers to hold world titles in three different weight categories, who suffered a near-fatal car accident at the peak of his career.
Told he would never walk again, Vinny spent months recovering in a neck brace until, against doctors’ orders and without their knowledge, he returned to the gym. With the support of trainer Kevin Rooney (Aaron Eckhart), “The Pazmanian Devil” made a triumphant return to the ring just over a year later.
There’s no denying that boxing films have been seen on the big screen quite a lot in the last 18 months with Jake Gyllenhaal in SOUTHPAW and Michael B. Jordan in CREED and now we have another new one, but with a very different story. Teller’s take on Pazienza sees a much more poignant battle than he would ever have faced in the ring and this film looks like it could do his incredible story justice.
What did you think of the footage? Are you looking forward to watching the movie? What do you think about seeing Miles Teller in the ring? Sound off in the comment box below!
BLEED FOR THIS will be released in UK cinemas on December 2nd
