Before Florence Pugh breaks hearts in the upcoming A24 drama We Live in Time (co-starring Andrew Garfield), watch her break faces in the criminally underrated wrestling drama, Fighting With My Family. Written and directed by Stephen Merchant, and produced by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Fighting With My Family is a dramatized version of WWE superstar Paige’s journey to starring in the prestigious organization. Pugh plays a young Paige, then known as Saraya, as she gets a shot at WWE’s tryouts while contending with her overbearing family and jealous brother.
Fighting With My Family is ready to jump from the top rope of Netflix’s streaming library. Despite impressive reviews and a 93% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Fighting With My Family struggled at the box office. Even with big names like Pugh, Nick Frost, Lena Headey, Vince Vaughn, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Lowden, and a roster of pro-wrestlers, the film only grossed $41.5 million during its theatrical run. Fighting With My Family has since been embraced by the fan base, and is considered a cult-classic in the sports genre.
Fighting With My Family was reportedly inspired by the 2012 documentary, The Wrestlers: Fighting With My Family. After Dwayne Johnson saw the doc, it made him want to pursue the movie as a feature-length comedy/drama. Of course, the film comes with some Hollywood dramatizations. But, Fighting With My Family closely resembles Paige’s early life and career. Her parents really do own their own wrestling promotion, the World Association of Wrestling. Additionally, Paige’s father’s criminal past, and his dedication to his kids’ wresting careers, were also true.
Florence Pugh Currently Stars in We Live in Time
Florence Pugh might have one of the most interesting careers of any young actor working today. Pugh got her breakout role in 2016’s Lady Macbeth, directed by William Oldroyd. Since then, the actress has bounced between various genres, starring in Midsommar, Little Women, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, A Good Person, The Boy and the Heron, and Dune: Part Two.
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Florence Pugh is currently causing entire audiences to break down in tears with the new drama We Live in Time. Co-starring Andrew Garfield, the film recounts the non-linear love-story between two young adults living in England. Over the span of two decades, the pair struggle with the realities of love, having children, and a shocking cancer diagnosis. The official synopsis reads:
“An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.”
Following We Live in Time, Florence Pugh will be returning to the superhero genre, reprising the role of Yelena Belova in Thunderbolts* — the anti-hero equivalent of The Avengers. As well as featuring fan favorites like Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and Red Guardian (David Harbour), Thunderbolts* will finally introduce Sentry to the MCU. Played by Lewis Pullman, Sentry is Marvel’s equivalent of Superman, although his lifelong schizophrenia and anxiety disorder often cause him to become unpredictable and unstable with his powers.
- Release Date
- February 14, 2019
- Runtime
- 108 minutes