Disney’s Andscape has released the trailer for They Fight, a new film starring André Holland, Wendell Pierce and Samira Wiley. The film makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Monday before heading to Hulu and Disney+.
Written and directed by Sheldon Candis, the film is inspired by the true story of Walt Manigan. In a statement, Candis described the project as “my love letter to one of my all-time favorite directors John G. Avildsen. It’s a Karate Kidinspired narrative punched in the face with a John Hughes coming-of-age story about Southeast D.C. kids fighting to dream within amateur youth boxing. André Holland plays the real life character of Walt Manigan within this documentary adaptation of a man searching to reclaim his soul.”
What is ‘They Fight’ about?
According to the official description, the film follows Walt Manigan (Holland), “a reformed ex-con” who “comes home to Southeast D.C. a changed man. He chases redemption, desperate to reclaim his soul, but he must return to the one place he swore he’d never set foot in again — a crumbling boxing gym clinging to life under the watchful eye of his old mentor, Slim. Inside, a ragtag trio of young fighters — Quincey, Peanut, and Twin — battle their own demons with nothing but grit and gloves. As Walt is pulled back into a world he tried to escape, he realizes his toughest fight was never in the ring.”
The film also stars Anthony B. Jenkins, Toussaint Francois Battiste and Mykelti Williamson. Written by Candis and Andrew Renzi and produced by Jason Michael Berman, Ben Renzo and Renzi.
When does ‘They Fight’ premiere?
They Fight makes its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 8, before arriving on Hulu and Disney+ on July 17.
Watch the trailer below:
Featured image photo credit: Andscape
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