Jennifer Lopez identifies with real-life mom in ‘Unstoppable’ film By Reuters

By Rollo Ross and Daniel Broadway

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jennifer Lopez was reduced to tears as real-life mom Judy Robles, who she plays in the sports drama Unstoppable, showered her with compliments on her performance.

The two real-life mothers formed a special bond while taking Lopez’s role to the next level and bonding over how mothers inevitably make mistakes.

“I don’t know a person who doesn’t make mistakes,” said Lopez.

“But for moms, it’s really something where you always put ‘everything is perfect’, ‘everything is OK’, to protect your kids and keep them safe,” she added.

For Lopez, women, especially mothers, have so much going on behind the scenes, a belief that has helped her performance.

Unstoppable, distributed by Amazon (NASDAQ: ) MGM Studios, had a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on Dec. 6 and will be available on Prime Video on Jan. 16.

The American biographical sports drama film directed by William Goldenberg follows wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg and joins the Arizona State University wrestling team as a walk-on, eventually earning a spot on the team and making a name for himself. himself.

His mother must find ways to protect not only her son, but also herself.

Goldenberg aimed to add authenticity to the film by having the real-life Robles serve as a body double for “Moonlight” actor Jarrell Jerome, who plays Anthony.

Jerome said he is a changed man after working so closely with Anthony Robles.

“You hear actors say it all the time, I learned something, I learned something, but it really shaped me and changed me as a growing person, as a growing man, as far as my physicality, how I move, my posture, my gym routine,” said Jerome.

He and his mother being so close to the production made Anthony Robles feel nostalgic.

“I feel like I’m going through a roller coaster of emotions again and I’m just traveling in time, just watching the movie and especially when I’m sitting next to my mom because there are moments when she’s holding me. hand in the audience,” said Anthony Robles.

“It’s painful for us to relive those moments. But there are also other moments when he took my arm again. And so it’s something special for us,” Robles added.