The Dec. 6 theatrical opening of Prime’s Jan. 16 video premiere is the new sports drama “Unstoppable,” which is in the true story of 2011 NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles.
Marking the beginnings of Oscar-winning editor William Goldenberg (“Argo”), the film features Jharrel Jerome (“Moonlight”) as Robles, as Jennifer Lopez (“Hustlers”), Bobby Cannavale (“Motherless Brooklyn”), Michael, Michael), “Michael,” “Micha,,,,el,” “Michael,” and Don Cheadle (“Iron Man 3”).
(L to R) Jharrel Jerome and Anthony Robles talk ‘Unstoppable’.
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Jharrel Jerome (Anthony Robles) in “Unstoppable”. Photo credit: Ana Carallosa / Video Premium.
Moviefone: To begin with, Jharrel, what did it mean to you personally to have the opportunity to meet Anthony and tell his story on screen and as an actor, what is the ultimate challenging facet of this task for you?
Jharrel Jerome: I mean, this project, I think, is the most vital that I have done so far in my life, especially because I have been worried about this for five years. I met Anthony in 2019. Je just turned 22, I’m 27 years old now. So it has become bigger than life. He has become bigger than my career, and it’s not just a role I have approached. It was a change of life for me, even my physique, which in turn leads to my intellectual physical state and my self -care, how I speak and how I speak. All this has just observed Anthony, I promise, you cannot be in a room with this type for 10 minutes and you do not need to lift weights or spend anything new in life. It is only the force. He holds it. Not that you play a role that really adjusts you to you. So I am grateful, very grateful.
(L A R) Director William Goldenberg, Anthony Robles and Jharrel Jerome (Anthony Robles) impestopable. ” Photo credit: Ana Carallosa / Video Premium.
MF: Anthony, what is it like having a movie made about your own life and did you have any advice for Jharrel about playing you when starting this project?
Anthony Robles: The experiences, it was just exciting and terrifying going through it because your whole story’s being told, not just the happy moments, it’s the painful moments as well that are going to be shared. So, finding that balance of everything and just finding a group of people that would respect my family and the struggles that we went through and portray it in the way to where we could say, “Yeah, we’re okay. We’re proud of sharing this because this is our story.” So, to see the finished product now, I’m very excited. I’m very proud of it and happy with how it turned out because I can honestly say that is our story up there. As far as giving Jharrel advice, honestly, I really didn’t have to give him advice. As he mentioned, we met back in 2019, so we just developed this friendship and this brotherhood. For him, he was just focused on those little details about me. I didn’t even realize that. I’m just living my life. I’m just hanging out. I’m just having fun with my friends, and he’s observing these things as we’re going throughout the process. So, it was neat for me to be able to sit back on set and just really know and trust that Jharrel, he was going to take care of business out there. He made me proud, and I just trusted him 100% with my story and sharing from my perspective.
(L to R) Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) and Jennifer Lopez (Judy Robles) in ‘Unstoppable’. Photo Credit: Ana Carballosa/Prime Video.
MF: Finally, Jharrel, you are surrounded through a wonderful cast that includes Jennifer López, Don Cheadle, Michael Peña and Bobthrough Cannavale, to call some. What is it for you to go to the paintings with them? Informed to see how his paintings?
JJ: I mean, it’s a dream come true. When I got the call, I had mixed feelings. Half of me was very excited and thinking this is going to be an honor. But the other half was, I was terrified, especially when I heard about Don. This is somebody I hold to a very high standard as an actor and hope to emulate his path as an actor. So, it kind of made me up my ante. It kind of gave me an aggressive edge and a push that I needed. As for what I learned from them, it wasn’t specific. The way Don can live in the character as if he’s lived in his whole life, it’s so impressive to me. Then the way Jen can shut off the mega stardom and the world and just zone in and focus. Michael and Bobby’s approach to taking a one-dimensional sort of character and putting elements to it, it’s just incredible. It makes you just want to continue to work with top-tier actors and it just ups your game.
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With unwavering love and his faithful mother, Judy (Jennifer López) and the stimulus of his coaches, Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) fights through adversity to win a place in the Arizona state fighting team. But it will require everything you have physically, physically, physically and mentally, to achieve your last search to become an NCAA champion.
Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) in “Unstoppable”. Photo credit: Ana Carallosa / Video Premium.