Judy Greer set to star in ‘Flint Strong’
JUDY Greer has joined the cast of the boxing drama, which is currently in development at Universal Pictures, according to Deadline.
‘Flint Strong’ is being directed by Rachel Morrison - who made history as the first female DP to be nominated for an Oscar on ‘Mudbound’ – who is making her directorial debut on the project, using a screenplay written by Barry Jenkins and adapted from the 2015 boxing documentary ’TREX’ made by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper.
The original documentary follows 17-year-old Claressa “TREX” Shields, a Flint Michigan native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in Boxing are realised at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
As of the time of writing, it’s unknown what part Judy will play in the production, but it has been reported she will hole a “key role”. Ryan Destiny has been confirmed to be playing the lead role as Claressa, whilst Ice Cube is playing her coach Jason Crutchfield.