Nearly three years since his last film hit theaters, Ice Cube has signed on to play Jason Crutchfield, the coach of Olympic boxing champ Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields, in Universal's sports drama Flint Strong, Collider has learned. The project boasts a powerhouse trio behind the camera, as Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) will make her feature directorial debut from a script by Oscar-winning writer Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), while Michael De Luca (The Social Network) will produce via his eponymous banner. Flint Strong is based on the 2015 documentary T-Rex from Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. Actress-…

Actress-singer Ryan Destiny, who played Alex Crane Jones on Fox's Star, has been cast as Olympic champ Claressa 'T-Rex' Shields in Universal's boxing movie Flint Strong, Collider has learned. The project boasts a powerhouse trio behind the camera, as Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rachel Morrison (Mudbound) will make her feature directorial debut from a script by Oscar-winning writer Barry Jenkins (Moonlight), while Michael De Luca (The Social Network) will produce via his eponymous banner. Flint Strong is based on the 2015 documentary T-Rex from Zackary Canepari and Drea Cooper. The documentary followed 17-year-old …

Rachel Morrison, the first woman ever nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar, is about to make her feature directorial debut. Morrison made waves with her work as a DP on films like Dope and Fruitvale Station before landing an Oscar nomination for her work on Dee Rees’ underrated 2017 Netflix drama Mudbound. She subsequently reteamed with Ryan Coogler to shoot Marvel’s excellent Black Panther (which, by no coincidence, is the best-shot Marvel movie to date) and now she’s looking to direct her first feature film. Per Variety, Morrison will helm Flint Strong for Universal Pictures, which boasts …