‘Unstoppable’s Subjects Risked Baring Their Personal Pain To Provide Inspiration – Contenders Los Angeles

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While one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles and his mother Judy, the subjects of the sports drama Unstoppable, knew turning their story into a film could inspire audiences to overcome their own obstacles, they also had to overcome their own trepidation about revealing the pain of their personal struggles on a massive platform. “As we thought about it more, we’re like, ‘Wow, the world’s going to see our story,’” Anthony revealed during the Unstoppable panel at Deadline Contenders Film event on Saturday. “We realized that it wouldn’t just be the victory moments, it wouldn’t just be the happy times.

It’d be those painful moments and the things that we weren’t really sure about how we wanted to open up discussing and sharing.” “I was terrified, truthfully,” Judy Robles, who’s portrayed by Jennifer Lopez in the film, agreed. “It’s scary because you see the messes that you had made in your life and you see all the things that you did wrong, and then now a lot of more people are going to be seeing that.” But after director William Goldenberg reassured the Robles that he intended to make a film they could be proud of, the family agreed exposing the darker side of their life would make their triumphs all the more affecting. “We knew that in order for this to be relatable to as many people as possible, we had to share that pain,” Anthony said. “We had to share those vulnerable moments because that’s what was going to inspire people to overcome their challenges.” “The pain has helped me heal and my son heal,” said Judy. “And if we can share that with others who might find inspiration in it, then that is the whole point of this.” RELATED: The 2025 Oscars: Everything We Know So Far About The Nominations, Ceremony, Date & Host Actor