Pierce Brosnan looked a far cry from his usual suave persona in a receding white wig as he returned to film the final scenes of Prince Naseem biopic Giant in Leeds on Wednesday.
The actor, 71 years old, transformed into Prince Naseem’s boxing coach Brendan Ingle, swapping his stylish 007 suits for a dirty tracksuit.
His usual impressive shock of silver hair was hidden under a wig of white hair that fell to the crown of his head and was styled.
She completed her look with navy blue jogging pants, a jacket, a green t-shirt, glasses and a printed scarf.
In a newly released image from the film, Pierce is seen as Brenden with a sweaty white towel draped over his shoulders while in the ring with Amir El-Masry, 33, who plays Prince Naseem.
Pierce Brosnan looked a far cry from his usual suave persona in a receding white wig as he returned to film the final scenes of Prince Naseem biopic Giant in Leeds on Wednesday.
The actor, 71, transformed into Prince Naseem’s boxing coach Brendan Ingle, swapping his stylish 007 suits for a dirty tracksuit.
The film is being executive produced by Rocky star Sylvester Stallone and written and directed by Rowan Athale, while Amir takes on the role of Prince Naseem.
Amir is a British-Egyptian actor who won Best Younger Actor at the Egyptian Oscars in 2009 and is known for his roles in Jon Stewart’s directorial debut Rosewater, the multi-award-winning series The Night Manager, and the Oscar-nominated The State. BAFTA.
Giant will tell the compelling true story of the British-Yemeni boxer and his rise from rags to riches on the tough working class streets of Sheffield and his discovery by Brendan, a steel worker turned boxing trainer.
The film will see the boxer become world champion under the guidance of the Irish-born boxing trainer.
The unlikely partnership of Brendan and Prince Naseem along with Naz’s unorthodox style, cocky personality and absolute dominance in the ring, propelled them to the top of boxing’s elite and unprecedented levels of stardom, all in the face of racism in the 80s and 90s in Great Britain.
AGC Studios president and CEO Stuart Ford said in a statement: “Since we commissioned Rowan to write the brilliant script for ‘Giant’ several years ago, we have been passionate about bringing this extraordinary story to the big screen.
“Amir and Pierce will form a powerful lead duo and it’s exciting that Zygi and his team at True Brit, with their distinguished career in bringing the best of British cinema to audiences, believe as fervently as we do in Giant’s cinematic potential.” . ‘
The film was originally going to be filmed in Malta, but has now begun filming in Leeds and Yorkshire after UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the country’s new Independent Film Tax Credit, which will see studios receive tax relief 40 percent for making films in the country. country.
His usual impressive shock of silver hair was hidden under a wig of white hair that fell to the crown of his head and was combed upwards.
She completed her look with navy blue jogging pants, a jacket, a green t-shirt, glasses and a printed scarf.
Giant will tell the compelling true story of the British-Yemeni boxer and his rise from rags to riches on the tough working class streets of Sheffield.
He looked in high spirits as he got to work on the final scenes of the biopic in Leeds.
In the newly released image, Pierce is seen as Brenden with a sweaty white towel draped over his shoulders while in the ring with Amir El-Masry (left), 33, who plays Prince Naseem.
The real Brendan appears in 2011 in the ring.
Prince Naseem Hamed celebrates after his fight against Kevin Kelley at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1997.
Boxing trainer Brendan died aged 77 in 2018. The Irishman set up the famous Wincobank gym in Sheffield, guiding the likes of ‘Prince’ Naseem, Johnny Nelson and Junior Witter to world championships.
As a boxer he competed 34 times with a record of 19-14, but later made a name for himself as a trainer and manager and was known for his famous footwork drills at the Sheffield gym.
He mentored Naseem from the age of seven and the two captured multiple world featherweight championships, while Johnny became a WBO cruiserweight title holder and Witter a former WBC light welterweight champion.
In 1998, Ingle was awarded an MBE for his service to youth work in the Sheffield area and British boxing. He also holds an honorary doctorate from Sheffield Hallam University, where he previously taught.