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'Chuck' film screening, Arrivals, Tribeca Film Festival, New York - 28 Apr 2017

Liev Schreiber, Philippe Falardeau, Chuck Wepner

Lisa Schwartz, Jonathan Sehring, Liev Schreiber, Philippe Falardeau, Chuck Wepner, Linda Wepner

Former boxer Chuck Wepner poses for a photograph for The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J., . Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Forty years later, Wepner's real-life story is coming to the big screen and this time he's getting all the credit

Film Real Life Rocky, Bayonne, USA - 26 Apr 2017

Former boxer Chuck Wepner talks to The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J., . Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Forty years later, Wepner's real-life story is coming to the big screen and this time he's getting all the credit

Former boxer Chuck Wepner talks to The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Wepner's real-life story is coming to the big screen and this time he's getting all the credit, with Liev Schreiber playing Wepner in "Chuck," which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide

Former boxer Chuck Wepner talks to The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Forty-two years after he stepped into the ring against Muhammad Ali as a 40-to-1 underdog, Wepner's business card still has a picture of the moment when he knocked down the champ. Wepner's life story has now arrived on the big screen with Liev Schreiber playing the Bayonne Bleeder in "Chuck," which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide

Former boxer Chuck Wepner poses for The Associated Press in his home in Bayonne, N.J. Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder, went toe-to-toe with Muhammad Ali in a fight that inspired Sylvester Stallone to write "Rocky." Stallone later settled a lawsuit Wepner filed against him. Wepner's life story has now arrived on the big screen with Liev Schreiber playing the Bayonne Bleeder in "Chuck," which opens on Friday, May 5, 2017, in New York and Los Angeles before expanding nationwide

Chuck Wepner, from left, Linda Wepner and Liev Schreiber arrive at "The Bleeder" premiere on day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre, in Toronto

2016 TIFF - "The Bleeder" Premiere, Toronto, Canada - 10 Sep 2016

Chuck Wepner, left, and Liev Schreiber arrive at "The Bleeder" premiere on day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre, in Toronto

Director Philippe Falardeau, from left, Chuck Wepner, Linda Wepner, Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Elisabeth Moss arrive at "The Bleeder" premiere on day 3 of the Toronto International Film Festival at the Princess of Wales Theatre, in Toronto

2016 TIFF - "The Bleeder" Premiere, Toronto, Canada

'The Bleeder' Premiere, Toronto International Film Festival, Canada - 10 Sep 2016

WEPNER MANGO Former heavyweight boxing champion Chuck Wepner, left, is shown, in New York, with his attorney Anthony Mangone. Wepner is suing actor Sylvester Stallone, shown with Wepner in a photograph, upper left, for a share of the profits from the "Rocky" movies, claiming the series was based on Wepner's career. Wepner, who went nearly 15 punishing rounds in a 1975 loss to Muhammad Ali, claims in the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Superior Court in Jersey City that Stallone repeatedly creditsthat fight as the inspiration for the film

WEPNER STALLONE LAWSUIT, NEW YORK, USA

WEPNER Former heavyweight boxing champion Chuck Wepner points out a drawing of Muhammad Ali, hung beside photographs of himself with Sylvester Stallone, following a news conference in New York. Wepner is suing Stallone for a share of the profits from the "Rocky" movies, claiming the series was based on Wepner's career

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, center, is flanked by two former opponents in the ring, Chuck Wepner, left, and Floyd Patterson on in New York. The three came together at the National Pastime Collectors Show, which features sports memorabilia of all kinds

Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson, New York, USA

Chuck Wepner, Antonio Inoki Japanese pro wrestler Antonio Inoki clamps leg hold on boxer Chuck Wepner of Bayonne, New Jersey who once faced Muhammad Ali, during sixth round of a bout at Tokyo?s Budokan Hall, . Wepner yielded in that round of the fight, which was billed as a contest to determine the world?s strongest man in the martial arts

Chuck Wepner and Antonio Inoki

Muhammad Ali, left center, lunches at a snack in New York on during a recess in trial of a $20 million civil lawsuit against him in U.S. District Court. Fight referee Anthony Perez filed the libel suit over comments Ali made about his competency in the ring after Ali?s victory over Chuck Wepner in Cleveland in 1975

Muhammad Ali, New York, USA

Duane Bobnick, Chuck Wepner Duane Bobnick puts a right into the chest of Chuck Wepner in the first round of their on Saturday fight on in Utica, New York. Bobnick won with a technical knockout in the sixth round

Duane Bobnick and Chuck Wepner, Utica, USA

Professional wrestler Andre the Giant tosses heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner out of the ring for a third round victory in a boxer vs. wrestler match, at Shea Stadium in New York. The freak show Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Connor McGregor are talking about probably won't happen, though stranger things have happened

Tim Dahlberg, NEW YORK, USA

Chuck Wepner, the New Jersey boxer, is helped to his feet after being tossed out of the ring in the third round of his fight with wrestler Andre the Giant, at New York's Shea Stadium. Andre won when Wepner couldn?t return to the ring in time

Chuck Wepner, New York, USA

Professional Wrestler Andre the Giant tosses heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner out of the ring for a third round victory in a boxer vs. wrestler match, at Shea Stadium New York

BOXER VERSUS WRESTLER SHOWDOWN, NEW YORK, USA

Professional wrestler Andre the Giant tosses heavyweight contender Chuck Wepner out of the ring for a third round victory in a boxer vs. wrestler match, at Shea Stadium in New York

Boxer Chuck Wepner gets the heave-ho from Andre the Giant and is tossed out of the Shea Stadium ring Friday night, in New York. Wepner couldn't get back in the ring before the ten count and Andre was ruled the third round winner of the boxing-wrestling bout

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