Rowan Athale wrote and directed the movie. Sylvester Stallone, who created Rocky, is a supporter, while Braden Aftergood of Balboa Productions is the executive producer. It should be mentioned that Giant is the ninth film Sylvester Stallone has developed through his Balboa Productions production firm that is currently in development.
The movie Giant is based on the true account of the boxer Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed, a British-Yemeni. The movie will follow his rags-to-riches quest to a world title while being trained by Brendan Ingle, an Irish boxing trainer. Hamed will be portrayed by Massoud, and Considine will play his coach.
Paddy Considine starred as King Viserys Targaryen in House of the Dragon, the spinoff prequel series to Game of Thrones. His other credits include Peaky Blinders, The Girl with All the Gifts, The World’s End, and more.
Other than Aladdin, Mena Massoud’s work includes Canadian drama series Open Heart (2015), Prime Video series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, and the Hulu series Reprisal. He was last seen as Prince Thomas in the Netflix original film The Royal Treatment.
No release date has been announced for the feature.
