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‘Giant’ Director Rowan Athale on Landing Pierce Brosnan for Boxing Film, Getting Sylvester Stallone’s ‘Seal of Approval’ and Their Next Film Together

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British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) was just five years old when he first spotted Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T on the cover of a tape in a video store in Sheffield, England. That film was “Rocky 3,” in which Mr. T plays Clubber Lang, Rocky’s rival in the ring. The film would whet the […]

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The British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) was only five years old when he first saw Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T on the cover of a cassette tape in a video store in Sheffield, England. This film was called “Rocky 3”, in which Mr. T played Clubber Lang, Rocky’s rival in the ring. The film would awaken the young man’s appetite not only for film but also for boxing films. Three decades later, in a twist of fate, the director would end …

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Variety broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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