It’s been a quiet year forJake Gyllenhaalthus far after featuring inRoad HouseandPresumed Innocentin 2024, but one of the actor’s older projects has returned to streaming charts to celebrate its tenth anniversary. Gyllenhaal stars alongsideRachel McAdamsandForest WhitakerinSouthpaw, the 2015 boxing film following Billy Hope, a champion boxer who fights to get custody of his daughter and to revive his professional career.Southpawis streaming on Starz globally, and the film is one of themost popular movies on the streamer, sitting at #10 at the time of writing. During a 2015 interview with Variety, McAdams said she spent time with real boxing families, saying“you never feel fully safe”and mentioning how“everybody goes away”for boxers the second they lose a fight.
Southpawwasproduced on a modest budget of only $30 million, and the film grossed$91 million globallywhile earning scores of 60% from critics and 75% from audiences onRotten Tomatoes. The film was written byKurt Sutterand directed byAntoine Fuqua. Sutter is best known for his work as the creator ofSons of Anarchy, the popular TV series that ran from 2008 to 2014, and he also worked as a staff writer onThe Shield, the procedural show starringWalton Goggins. After his work onSouthpaw, Sutter created bothThe Bastard ExecutionerandMayans M.C. Fuqua, on the other hand, is an acclaimed director who has worked with dozens of stars over the years. He’s best known for helming all three installments inDenzel Washington’sEqualizerfranchise, which are alsodominating streaming charts over on Prime Video.
Jake Gyllenhaal Is Teaming Up With Guy Ritchie for Two New Projects
Jake Gyllenhaal will star in two upcoming projects directed byGuy Ritchie. The first isIn the Grey, which also starsHenry Cavilland is expected to be released at some point later this year. Ritchie will alsotake over directorial duties fromDoug LimanforRoad House 2, the sequel to Gyllenhaal’s reboot ofPatrick Swayze’s iconic film. Ritchie and Gyllenhaal worked together onThe Covenant, the war epic that earned“certified fresh”and“verified hot”ratings from critics and audiences onRotten Tomatoes. It’s currentlystreaming on Prime Video for six more days.
Southpawis one of the most popular movies in the world onStarz. Stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates and coverage of Gyllenhaal’s future projects.
Source:Variety
