Hellboy and Hand of God star Ron Perlman has been tapped to join the cast of upcoming boxing biopic The Bleeder, reports Deadline.
The film tells the story of famous heavyweight fighter Chuck Wepner, played by Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), who famously once fought Muhammed Ali in a title fight. Perlman is set to play Al Braverman, the trainer and manager of Wepner.
Schreiber’s Ray Donovan co-star Pooch Hall is playing Ali in the film, which also stars Naomi Watts (Birdman), Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Michael Rappaport (Hitch), and Jim Gaffigan (Away We Go). Philippe Falardeau (The Good Lie) directs.
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Originally published November 12, 2015. Updated April 14, 2018.
