Jharrel Jerome won an Emmy five years ago for his lead performance in Netflix’s “When They See Us” – and the 26-year-old actor might have other gold statues in his future after Friday night’s ecstatic reception for his underdog sports drama “Unstoppable,” which held its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
The true story feature chronicles the life and career of Arizona wrestler Anthony Robles, who fought his way to a national championship despite being born with one leg. The movie, due for release in December from Amazon/MGM, marks the directorial debut of film editor William Goldenberg (“Argo”) and co-stars Jennifer Lopez as Robles’s mom Judy, Bobby Cannavale as Judy’s abusive husband and Don Cheadle as Robles’s coach.