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EXCLUSIVE: De’Adre Aziza (She’s Gotta Have It) is the latest addition to the cast of MGM’s boxing drama Flint Strong, marking the feature directorial debut of Oscar-nominated DP Rachel Morrison. She joins an ensemble led by Ryan Destiny, which also includes Oluniké Adeliyi and Brian Tyree Henry, as previously…

Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison’s feature directorial debut Flint Strong has moved from Universal to MGM, with Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) coming aboard to star, Deadline can confirm. Henry joins an ensemble that also includes Ryan Destiny and Oluniké Adeliyi, as previously announced. The film will…

EXCLUSIVE: Judy Greer has joined the cast of Universal Pictures' Flint Strong, in what we hear is a key role. Rachel Morrison, who made history as the first female DP to be nominated for an Oscar on Mudbound and was also the cinematographer on the $1.3 billion grossing three-time Oscar winner Black Panther, is making…

Universal joins Disney and Paramount in putting a temporary stop to its feature productions with Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World: Dominion, Rachel Morrison’s sports drama Fling Strong and the Nick Stoller-directed, Judd Apatow-produced Billy Eichner comedy. These productions are either already on hiatus or pausing…

Ryan Destiny is set to star as Claressa "T-REX" Shields, the Flint Michigan-native, world champion boxer who is the subject of Rachel Morrison’s directorial debut film, Flint Strong. The pic, which is set up at Universal, is based on the 2015 boxing documentary T-Rex by Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Barry Jenkins…