Common, the rapper, songwriter and actor, will star in and produce “The Faith of Long Beach,” an upcoming boxing film from the creator of “Snowfall” Eric Amadio.Amadio will write and direct the film for producer Everlast Pictures.
And Common and Marie Cisco will also produce the film for their banner Stardust alongside Adonis Tountas and Garrett Weaver for Everlast.“The Faith of Long Beach” follows a soft-spoken street fighter raised in a group home in Long Beach, California, who is torn between his street-life past and a promising future when he attempts to move beyond backyard brawls and follow his estranged father’s footsteps into the world of professional boxing.
Common in the film will play Clifton Battles, a washed up boxing trainer forced to face his questionable past when he decides to train the young street fighter as a legitimate boxer.“Marie and I are excited to be
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