Southpaw Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

The story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption… Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting…one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame. With a beautiful family, home and financial security, Billy is on top both in and out of the ring until a tragic accident leaves his wife dead and sends him into a downward spiral. His days now an endless haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, his daughter taken by Child Services and his home repossessed by the bank, Billy’s fate is all but sealed until a washed up former boxer named Tick agrees to take the bereaved pugilist under his wing so long as he agrees to his strict ethos. Relentless and utterly committed to a fighter that thinks as much as he throws punches, Tick rebuilds Billy into a new man: one that is agile, fearsome and uncompromising in the ring while thoughtful, loving and disciplined outside of it. Now, as he works to regain custody of his daughter and mounts a professional comeback, Billy must face his demons head-on as he learns that, sometimes, your greatest opponent can be yourself.

Cited as official plot version from weinsteinco.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Southpaw.

• A
  Alan Riche

• V
  Victor Ortiz

  ... Ramone

  The Expendables 3

• 
  Jake Gyllenhaal

  ... Billy Hope

  The Bride!, In the Grey

• 
  Rachel McAdams

  ... Maureen Hope

  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, The Notebook

• 
  Forest Whitaker

  ... Titus 'Tick' Wills

  The King of Kings, Megalopolis

• N
  Naomie Harris

  ... Angela Rivera

  Black Bag, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

• 
  50 Cent

  Fire With Fire, Twelve

• M
  Miguel Gomez

  ... Miguel Escobar

  Blood in the Water

• B
  Beau Knapp

  ... Jon Jon

  Crypto, Sand Castle

• C
  Clare Foley

  ... Alice

  The Changed, Sinister

Crew Behind the Film

The Southpaw behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Antoine Fuqua last directed The Equalizer 3 and Emancipation. The film's writer Kurt Sutter last wrote Punisher: War Zone and SIS.

Director

Antoine Fuqua

Screenwriters

Kurt Sutter
Richard Wenk

Producers

Stuart Parr
Peter Riche
Paul Rosenberg

Production Details

What we know about the Southpaw movie production.

Production Updates for Southpaw

Jun 2015

Completed

Changed Southpaw movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Jan 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2014

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. The movie is currently being filmed.

May 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Oct 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Expected to start production sometime in 2012.

Jun 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

Dec 2010

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. No additional details available for this status.

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