Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, July 31, 2015 Nationwide
language throughout, and some violence RESTRICTED
Plot: What's the story about?
The story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption… Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting…one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame. With a beautiful family, home and financial security, Billy is on top both in and out of the ring until a tragic accident leaves his wife dead and sends him into a downward spiral. His days now an endless haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, his daughter taken by Child Services and his home repossessed by the bank, Billy’s fate is all but sealed until a washed up former boxer named Tick agrees to take the bereaved pugilist under his wing so long as he agrees to his strict ethos. Relentless and utterly committed to a fighter that thinks as much as he throws punches, Tick rebuilds Billy into a new man: one that is agile, fearsome and uncompromising in the ring while thoughtful, loving and disciplined outside of it. Now, as he works to regain custody of his daughter and mounts a professional comeback, Billy must face his demons head-on as he learns that, sometimes, your greatest opponent can be yourself.
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Who stars in Southpaw: Cast List
Victor Ortiz ... Ramone
The Expendables 3
Jake Gyllenhaal ... Billy Hope
Road House, Love and Other Drugs
Rachel McAdams ... Maureen Hope
Red Eye, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Forest Whitaker ... Titus 'Tick' Wills
Out of the Furnace, Respect
Naomie Harris ... Angela Rivera
Rampage, August
Fire With Fire, How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Miguel Gomez ... Miguel Escobar
Blood in the Water
Beau Knapp ... Jon Jon
The Gift, Little Dixie
Clare Foley ... Alice
The Changed, Sinister
Who's making Southpaw: Crew List
A look at the Southpaw behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Antoine Fuqua last directed The Equalizer 3 and Emancipation. The film's writer Kurt Sutter last wrote Punisher: War Zone and SIS.
Director
Screenwriters
Producers
Stuart ParrPeter Riche
Paul Rosenberg
Companies
Production Company
Alcon Entertainment (Formerly In Talks)
Watch Southpaw Trailers & Videos
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Production: What we know about Southpaw?
Filming Timeline
- 2015 - June: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2015 - January: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2014 - August: The film was set to Production status.
- 2012 - May: The film was set to Development status.
- 2011 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Expected to start production sometime in 2012.
- 2011 - June: The film was set to Development status.
- 2010 - December: The film was set to Announced status.
Southpaw Release Date: When was the film released?
Southpaw was a Nationwide release in 2015 on Friday, July 31, 2015. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, Staten Island Summer and The Seventh Dwarf.
Southpaw DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Southpaw was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 27, 2015 .
Southpaw VOD & Digital: When was the film released digitally?
Southpaw was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Tuesday, October 27, 2015. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Vudu and others.