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\ud83c\udfad NEW! TV Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n
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Disney\u2019s Andscape has debuted the trailer for its new film,\u00a0They Fight, starring Andr\u00e9 Holland, Wendell Pierce, and Samira Wiley. Written and directed by Sheldon Candis, the film’s world premiere takes place at the Tribeca Festival on Monday, June 8.\u00a0The movie will come to Hulu and Disney+ on Friday, July 17, 2026.<\/p>\n
The movie follows a reformed ex-con\u00a0who finds purpose mentoring young boxers at a Washington, D.C. youth gym as they pursue their dreams in and out of the ring.\u00a0\u201cTHEY FIGHT is my love letter to one of my all-time favorite directors John G. Avildsen,\u201d said writer\/director Candis.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a\u00a0Karate Kid\u00a0inspired narrative punched in the face with a John Hughes coming-of-age story about Southeast D.C. kids fighting to dream within amateur youth boxing. Andr\u00e9 Holland plays the real life character of Walt Manigan within this documentary adaptation of a man searching to reclaim his soul.\u201d<\/p>\n
They Fight picks up with Walt Manigan, who comes home to Southeast D.C. a changed man. He chases redemption, desperate to reclaim his soul, but he must return to the one\u00a0place he swore he\u2019d never set foot in again: a crumbling boxing gym clinging to life under the watchful eye of his old mentor, Slim (Pierce). Inside, a ragtag trio of young fighters\u2014Quincey, Peanut, and Twin \u2014battle their own demons with nothing but grit and gloves. As Walt is pulled back into a world he tried to escape, he realizes his toughest fight was never in the ring.<\/p>\n
The cast also includes Anthony B. Jenkins, Toussaint Francois Battiste, and Mykelti Williamson.\u00a0Andrew Renzi co-wrote the screenplay with\u00a0Candis and also produced in addition to Jason Michael Berman and Ben Renzo.<\/p>\n