Overview
- The biopic about Hamed and trainer Brendan Ingle opened in UK cinemas on January 9, with a wider global rollout underway and a U.S. date yet to be announced.
- Pierce Brosnan portrays Ingle using extensive prosthetics, including a bald cap and prosthetic nose, after hours-long makeup sessions highlighted in press interviews.
- Amir El‑Masry, who plays Hamed, prepared with four weeks of daily training, lost about 8 kg, and studied archival footage to capture the boxer’s style.
- Hamed attended the London premiere but said he had no input, described the dramatization as largely fictional, and said he plans a documentary series with Mark Wahlberg.
- Brendan Ingle’s son, Dominic, endorsed Brosnan’s performance, and the film is written and directed by Rowan Athale with Sylvester Stallone as an executive producer.