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Pierce Brosnan plays Irish sports legend in first look at new biopic movie
Published 14:22 23 Jul 2025 BST
Updated 14:53 23 Jul 2025 BST
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The first trailer has been released for Giant, a new sports biopic movie about British-Yemeni world boxing champion Prince Naseem Hamed (Amir El-Masry).
The film will explore his relationship with Irish boxing trainer Brendan Ingle (Pierce Brosnan).
Hamed was one of four world champions that the Dublin-born Ingle trained at his Wincobank gym in Sheffield, England, with the others being Johnny Nelson, Junior Witter and Kell Brook.
Described as Britain's best boxing trainer, Ingle passed away in 2018 at the age of 77.
The real Brendan Ingle with 'Prince' Naseem Hamed
The plot synopsis for Giant reads:
The film was written and directed by Rowan Athale (who worked on the hit series Gangs of London) and is executive produced by Sylvester Stallone (the Rocky franchise).
Said to be arriving in cinemas "soon", check out the trailer for Giant below:
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