The new film is based on the true story of featherweight champion Prince Naseem \u2018Naz\u2019 Hamed and his \u201crags to riches ascent\u201d to the World Championship under the tutelage of his Irish-born boxing trainer Brendan Ingle. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the first-look image (above), we can see the pair sharing a laugh on the side of the boxing ring, with Brosnan looking considerably different in a wig, being the doting coach as he looks to Naz with a towel wrapped around his neck.<\/p>\n Written and directed by Rowan Athale, who is known for his work on <\/span>The Rise and Gangs of London<\/a>, Giant\u2019s story will follow Naz as he goes from being relatively unknown to being thrust into the sports spotlight, with \u201980s Britain as the movie\u2019s backdrop.<\/span><\/p>\n The film is also being produced by Sylvester Stallone and Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions, with Stallone, of course, knowing a thing or two about what makes a successful boxing film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n According to Giant\u2019s synopsis, it is \u201cthe true story of Hamed\u2019s humble beginnings on the tough working-class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by\u202fIngle, himself a steel industry worker turned boxing trainer\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n The synopsis continues: \u201cTheir unlikely partnership along with Naz\u2019s unorthodox style, cocky persona, and sheer dominance in the ring, propelled them to the top of boxing\u2019s elite and unprecedented levels of global superstardom, all in the face of the rampant Islamophobia and racism of \u201980s and \u201990s Britain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n As of now, there\u2019s been no word on further casting for the film, but on the announcement of Brosnan and El-Masry\u2019s casting, Zygi Kamasa, CEO of True Brit Entertainment, said of the film: \u201cRowan has written a brilliantly entertaining boxing biopic that spotlights the incredible relationship between Hamed and his trainer Brendan Ingle, and showcases the hugely entertaining style that took \u2018Naz\u2019 to global super stardom as World Featherweight Champion.<\/p>\n \u201cDramatic, visceral and inspiring with incredible boxing scenes, this is exactly the kind of British film audiences want to see in the cinema, and we\u2019re thrilled to be filming in the UK following the new tax credit being introduced to the industry.\u201d<\/p> Giant is also one of a few talked-about roles of Brosnan\u2019s that are in the pipeline, with the former Bond star having been cast alongside Helen Mirren in Richard Osman\u2019s Thursday Murder Club movie, as well as romantic thriller In The Wind.<\/p>\n He\u2019s also set to return to his spy roots in thriller Black Bag, which he will star in with Naomie Harris and Strike<\/a> star Tom Burke.<\/p>\n![\"Pierce](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/04\/Pierce-Brosnan-b2dcc0e.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"37th")
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