The Fire Inside movie storyline. A 17-year-old Claressa T-Rex Shields, a Flint, Mich, native whose dreams of becoming the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing were realized at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, Shields won a second gold medal in womens middleweight boxing.
The Fire Inside is an American biographical sports film by Rachel Morrison in her feature directional debut. The film is based on T-Rex, a 2015 documentary about American professional boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields training for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Ryan Destiny stars as the lead, alongside Judy Greer and Brian Tyree Henry.
Development began in October 2016 with Barry Jenkins adapting the documentary for Universal Pictures under the title Flint Strong. Morrison joined to direct in June 2019 with Michael De Luca, Elishia Holmes, Zackary Canepari, and Drea Cooper to produce alongside Jenkins. Destiny was added in November, and Ice Cube and Greer were cast in early 2020.
Filming began in Toronto in March 2020, but was halted two days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was scheduled to resume in June 2021. However, Cube left in October and Universal put the film in turnaround. It was then picked up by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in May 2022 with Henry and Oluniké Adeliyi joining the cast and filming resuming that month. The Fire Inside was released in theaters on December 25, 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios through their Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer label.
The Fire Inside (2024)
Directed by: Rachel Morrison
Starring: Ryan Destiny, Jazmin Headley, Kylee D. Allen, Brian Tyree Henry, Teanna Weir, De’Adre Aziza, Taytem Douglas, Idrissa Sanogo, Olunike Adeliyi, Adam Clark, Nendia Lewars
Screenplay by: Barry Jenkins
Production Design by: Zosia Mackenzie
Cinematography by: Rina Yang
Film Editing by: Harry Yoon
Costume Design by: Marcia Scott
Set Decoration by: Mary Kirkland
Art Direction by: John O’Regan
Music by: Tamar-kali
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for some strong language, thematic elements, and brief suggestive material.
Distributed by: mazon MGM Studios
Release Date: December 25, 2024
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