"Don't worry about being the next 'me', be the first 'you.'" MGM has released a family comedy coming up next year titled Fighting with My Family, described as a "heartwarming and smart comedy that proves everything is worth fighting for when it comes to family." The movie is about a former wrestler and his family who make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment. It's literally a movie about how WWE wrestling is fun for the entire family. The main cast includes Florence Pugh , Lena Headey , Nick Frost , Jack Lowden , plus Vince Vaughn , Stephen Merchant , and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson playing himself. This also must be inspired by the popularity of Netflix's "Glow", focusing mostly around Pugh's character kicking ass.
Fighting with My Family is a 2019 British-American
biographical sports comedy-drama film based on the 2012 documentary The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family , depicting the WWE career of professional wrestler Paige . It stars
Florence Pugh as Paige, along with Jack Lowden, Nick Frost ,
Lena Headey and Vince Vaughn , and is written and directed by Stephen Merchant . Dwayne Johnson executive produces and also appears in the film. It premiered at Sundance Film Festival on 28 January 2019, and is scheduled to be released on 14 February 2019 in the United States and 27 February in the United Kingdom.
Premise:
The film follows the journey of professional wrestler Saraya "Paige" Bevis, from growing up in a household of professional wrestlers to winning the WWE Divas Championship in 2014. The film also features the conflict between Saraya and her brother, Zak , as the two both compete in try-outs for WWE ; however only Saraya is signed.
Directed by Stephen Merchant
Produced by Kevin Misher
Michael J. Luisi
Written by Stephen Merchant
Based on The Wrestlers: Fighting with My Family
Starring:
Florence Pugh
Lena Headey
Nick Frost
Jack Lowden
Vince Vaughn
Dwayne Johnson
Music by Vik Sharma
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Edited by Nancy Richardson
Production
company Film4
The Ink Factory
Seven Bucks Productions
Misher Films
WWE Studios
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /United Artists Releasing (United States)
Lionsgate (United Kingdom)
Release date 28 January 2019 ( Sundance )
14 February 2019 (United States)
27 February 2019 (United Kingdom)
Running time 108 minutes
Country: United Kingdom
United States
Language: English
Budget $11 million
Critical response:
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 89% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Much like the sport it celebrates, Fighting with My Family muscles past clichés with a potent blend of energy and committed acting that should leave audiences cheering." On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
References:
Wikipedia
Firstshow.net
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