Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez Chase Wrestling Glory in Inspiring Trailer forUnstoppable

Mar. 15, 2025

The extraordinary real-life story of wrestler Anthony Robles is getting the big-screen treatment it deserves.

Jharrel JeromeandJennifer Lopezstar as Anthony and his mother Judy Robles, respectively, in the sports biopicUnstoppable(in theaters Dec. 6). As the newly released trailer reveals, it’s an inspiring tale of an Arizona-born athlete born with one leg fighting to be known as a champion.

“When people look at me the first thing they see is what’s missing,” replies Jerome’s Anthony, who can be seen going toe to toe with his fellow wrestlers in and out of the ring. “If I win, having one leg won’t be the most important thing about me.”

Jharrel Jerome as Anthony Robles in ‘Unstoppable’.Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon MGM Studios

At the film’s Sept. 6Toronto International Film Festivalpremiere, the 2012Medal of Courage recipienttold PEOPLE about working with such established filmmakers. “The scariest part for me is that loss of controland having faith,” he said. “But with this amazing group of individuals, we knew we could trust them and we knew that the integrity of the story, the message of it, and my family would be safe with this group.”

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Don Cheadle in ‘Unstoppable’.Amazon MGM Studios

Jerome, 27, prepared for years to play the athlete accurately onscreen, and trained with him in the ring; Robles even serves as Jerome’s stunt double for many of the wrestling scenes. “This is basically my first time where it’s gone far beyond the character that I’m trying to become,” revealed theWhen They See UsEmmy winner. “Anthony and I have built a friendship. I’ve gone to his home in Arizona. I’ve spent time with him in his backyard grilling with his family.”

Lopez, 55, told PEOPLE in Toronto that portraying the “dysfunctional and unhealthy” relationship between her and Cannavale’s married characters made filmingUnstoppable“very cathartic,”as she put it. “Women who are moms who get in relationships, and you struggle with them, and you find yourself in dynamics that are not healthy, but you care about the person, love the person… That’s those complicated dynamics about life that I understand really well.”

Unstoppableis in theaters Dec. 6.

source: people.com