Southpaw ( film ) - wikipedia Southpaw ( film ) Southpaw Theatrical release poster Directed by Antoine Fuqua Produced by Todd Black Jason Blumenthal Steve Tisch Peter Riche Alan Riche Antoine Fuqua Jerry Ye Written by Kurt Sutter Starring Jake Gyllenhaal Forest Whitaker Naomie Harris Curtis `` 50 Cent '' Jackson Oona Laurence Rachel McAdams Music by James Horner Cinematography Mauro Fiore Edited by John Refoua Production company Wanda Pictures Riche Productions Escape Artists Fuqua Films Distributed by The Weinstein Company Release date June 15, 2015 ( 2015 - 06 - 15 ) ( SIFF ) July 24, 2015 ( 2015 - 07 - 24 ) ( United States ) Running time 123 minutes Country United States China Language English Budget $30 million Box office $92 million Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua, written by Kurt Sutter and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams. The film follows a boxer who sets out to get his life back on track after losing his wife in an accident and his young daughter to protective services. The film was released on July 24, 2015, by The Weinstein Company. The film marked one of the last films to be scored by James Horner, and one of three posthumous releases to feature his music. The film and the film 's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Reception 5.1 Box office 5.2 Critical response 5.3 Accolades 6 Soundtrack 7 References 8 External links Plot Billy `` The Great '' Hope is an undefeated professional boxer living in the suburbs of New York City with his wife Maureen and their daughter Leila. During a match in which he defends his light heavyweight world title, Billy sustains an eye injury and is convinced by Maureen to retire while he is on top. During the press conference at the post-match, an up - and - coming boxer Miguel `` Magic '' Escobar taunts Billy and tries to get Billy to fight him. At a charity event for the orphanage where he and his wife both grew up, Escobar is in attendance, and as Billy is leaving, Escobar threatens he 'll take Maureen and his title away from him, and while Maureen tells Billy to let it go and go home with her, Billy 's anger gets the best of him, leading to a brawl in which Maureen is accidentally shot and killed by Miguel 's brother Hector, who flees. Billy begins abusing alcohol and drugs while obsessively searching for Hector. He eventually gets a tip about Hector 's whereabouts but only finds Hector 's drug - addicted wife Maria, and leaves after learning Hector is a father. After attacking a referee out of frustration after throwing a fight, Billy is suspended and left indebted, leading to his house and belongings being repossessed. He continues to spiral out of control and nearly dies after crashing his car in a suicide attempt, which also causes him to lose custody of Leila, who is put under care of Child Protective Services officer Angela Rivera. The incident drives Billy to sober up, but Leila cuts ties with him, blaming him for their predicament. At the behest of friends, Billy gets a job as a cleaner at a gym owned by seasoned boxer Titus `` Tick '' Wills, and eventually convinces Tick to become his trainer. Billy 's former manager, Jordan Mains, who is currently managing Miguel, arranges a fight between the two that could put Billy back in the spotlight. Tick is reluctant to train Billy, fearful he might be blinded by his vendetta against Miguel, but is motivated to do so when another of his students, Hoppy, is killed by his abusive father while attempting to defend his mother. Seeing Billy 's hard work after securing a job and keeping it, and his ability to show responsibilities of a father, the judge removes his visitation restrictions and congratulates him for his good work. Billy then takes Leila to his apartment where they have breakfast together and Leila asks if she can attend the fight. Billy, reluctant to let his daughter go to the fight because Maureen never wanted to expose their daughter to the violence in boxing, says he is unsure because Maureen used to make all the decisions for him. Leila asks if they can go visit Maureen 's grave, where Leila convinces Billy to let her go to the fight to have someone by his side. Billy tells Leila that there will be people at the fight saying some harsh things, so Leila makes an agreement to go to the fight but stay only in the locker room with Angela, watching the fight via closed circuit television in the locker room. As the match begins, Miguel has the upper hand against Billy, but, with Tick 's advice, Billy has the chance to turn the tables in the final round by using the Philly shell defense and countering more aggressively with his left. As the round reaches its final minute, Billy pivots hard and, although fighting from a traditional stance, delivers a powerful left uppercut which sends the champion down to the ground. Miguel manages to get up before the count is over and is saved by the bell. Billy is declared the winner by a split - decision and reunites with Leila in the locker room, where she forgives his past mistakes and they embrace. Cast Jake Gyllenhaal as Billy `` The Great '' Hope Forest Whitaker as Titus `` Tick '' Wills Rachel McAdams as Maureen Hope Oona Laurence as Leila Hope Naomie Harris as Angela Rivera Curtis `` 50 Cent '' Jackson as Jordan Mains Miguel Gomez as Miguel `` Magic '' Escobar Danny Henriquez as Hector Escobar Rita Ora as Maria Escobar Skylan Brooks as Hoppy Victor Ortiz as Ramone Beau Knapp as Jon Jon Malcolm Mays as Gabe Clare Foley as Alice Jim Lampley as himself Roy Jones, Jr. as himself Production Eminem was originally supposed to play the role of Billy Hope. The film 's screenwriter Kurt Sutter said the project was inspired by the rapper 's personal struggles. He stated that he had taken meetings with Eminem 's producing partners over the past seven years, looking for something to do together. `` I know he 's very selective and does n't do a lot. But he shared so much of his personal struggle in this raw and very honest album, one that I connected with on a lot of levels. He is very interested in the boxing genre, and it seemed like an apt metaphor, because his own life has been a brawl. In a way, this is a continuation of the 8 Mile story, but we are doing a metaphorical narrative of the second chapter of his life. He 'll play a world champion boxer who really hits a hard bottom, and has to fight to win back his life for his young daughter. At its core, this is a retelling of his struggles over the last five years of his life, using the boxing analogy. I love that the title refers to Marshall being a lefty, which is to boxing what a white rapper is to hip hop ; dangerous, unwanted, and completely unorthodox. It 's a much harder road for a southpaw than a right - handed boxer. '' Producers Alan and Peter Riche have given a slightly different story about Eminem 's involvement however stating that they set out to make a boxing movie similar to The Champ but wanted to make the story about a father - daughter relationship as opposed to The Champ 's father - son story. Recalling Eminem 's strong relationship with his daughter they then asked him who was immediately receptive. On December 13, 2010, DreamWorks acquired the script, with Eminem eyed to play the lead role, however the following August the studio dropped the project. Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer picked up the film that October. in December 2012, Eminem dropped out of the film to focus instead on his music. Antoine Fuqua signed on to the project in March 2014 with Jake Gyllenhaal replacing Eminem. Other casting news was announced in May 2014 with Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong'o, and Rachel McAdams officially joining the cast. In August of that year, it was announced that Naomie Harris would be replacing Nyong'o. Gyllenhaal did research for his role by doing `` tons of reading on boxers, orphan boxers, the spirit of gyms all over America, children who start early, ( and ) the history of foster care in America '' while also spending five months training as a boxer. Eminem would later praise Gyllenhaal 's performance noting that `` Jake smashed it '' in an interview with Zane Lowe. Southpaw marks the first investment in an American film by Wanda Pictures, a division of Wang Jianlin 's Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group. Principal photography began on June 16, 2014. Filming took place in Pittsburgh and Indiana, Pennsylvania, and sets in New York City. Release The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Shanghai International Film Festival on June 15, 2015, where it was in competition, and was released on July 24, 2015, by The Weinstein Company. Reception Box Office Southpaw grossed $52.4 million in North America and $38.5 million in other territories for a total gross of $92 million, against a budget of $25 million. In its opening weekend, the film grossed $16.7 million from 2,772 theaters, finishing 5th at the box office. Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a rating of 61 %, based on 207 reviews, with a rating average of 6 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Jake Gyllenhaal delivers an impressively committed performance, but Southpaw beats it down with a dispiriting drama that pummels viewers with genre clichés. '' On Metacritic, the film has a score of 57 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating `` mixed or average reviews ''. On CinemaScore, audiences gave the film an average grade of `` A '' on an A+ to F scale. Soren Anderson of The Seattle Times gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying `` Southpaw, a boxing movie with a theme of redemption, is redeemed by the performances of its two main actors, Jake Gyllenhaal and Forest Whitaker. '' Kyle Smith of the New York Post gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying `` It brings back every stale genre convention you can think of, then hopes you wo n't recognize predictability pumped up with swearing and steroids and an Eminem song during the training montage. '' Ty Burr of The Boston Globe gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying `` This is a genre with especially sturdy bones, and when Southpaw connects, which is more often than you might expect, you feel it down to your toes. '' Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post gave the film one and a half stars out of four, saying `` Southpaw may be rote, predictable and mawkish, but none of those faults lie in its star. Even when he looks like an unholy mess, he transcends the movie he 's in. '' Steven Rea of The Philadelphia Inquirer gave the film three out of four stars, saying `` What keeps this cornball business from getting out of hand is the commitment of Gyllenhaal, whose performance is fierce and muscular, in and out of the ring. '' Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying `` The script may have hamburger for brains, but Fuqua slams it home with the help of actors who give their all - even when giving a little less might have made things more interesting. '' Peter Howell of the Toronto Star gave the film two and a half stars out of four, saying `` This is n't great cinema, but it 's satisfying movie - making, with nothing more on its mind than telling a heart - tugging story. '' A.O. Scott of The New York Times said, `` I wish I could say Southpaw was a knockout, or even a contender, that it went the distance or scored on points. But it 's strictly an undercard bout, displaying enough heart and skill to keep the paying customers from getting too restless. '' Benjamin Nugent of The New York Times has compared the film to Robert De Niro stating, `` Pity Jake Gyllenhaal, who despite getting shredded for Southpaw, could not outbox the shadow of Robert De Niro 's Raging Bull performance. '' Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly gave the film a C+, saying `` Just as director Antoine Fuqua starts to close in on something interesting and unexpected, he retreats to the safety of his corner and gives us what we 've seen too many times before : a predictable flurry of melodramatic jabs. '' Barbara VanDenburgh of The Arizona Republic gave the film three out of five stars, saying `` Southpaw is all about the fist. There 's no delicate footwork here, no lingering grace notes. It 's a film played entirely in power chords. '' James Berardinelli of ReelViews gave the film three out of four stars, saying `` Southpaw is n't content with presenting a gallery of clichéd characters. It takes the time to put flesh on the bones. '' Colin Covert of the Star Tribune gave the film one out of four stars, slamming Gyllenhaal 's performance, saying `` As a troubled slugger, Gyllenhaal is impressively muscle - bound, but gives no knockout performance. His work drags on like 12 rounds of fistfight fatigue. '' Accolades Award Category Recipient Result Black Reel Awards Best Director Antoine Fuqua Nominated Best Supporting Actor Forest Whitaker Nominated Jupiter Award Best International Actor Jake Gyllenhaal Nominated Golden Reel Awards Sound Effects and Foley in a Feature Film Nominated NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Forest Whitaker Nominated Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Best Youth Performance Oona Laurence Nominated Soundtrack Main article : Southpaw ( soundtrack ) Eminem executive - produced the soundtrack, which was released by Shady Records on July 24, 2015. He had previously released his single called `` Phenomenal '' from the soundtrack on June 2, 2015. An album of James Horner 's score was released through Sony Classical on July 24, 2015. This was Horner 's final score ( it was recorded after The 33, although Southpaw was released first ) ; he was killed in a plane crash on June 22, 2015. References Jump up ^ `` SOUTHPAW ( 15 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Sakoui, Anousha ( July 24, 2015 ). `` China 's Richest Man Marks Push Into Hollywood With Jake Gyllenhaal Movie ''. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved August 1, 2015. Jump up ^ Anthony D'Alessandro ( July 26, 2015 ). `` ' Ant - Man ' Has Bragging Rights At The B.O. Over Adam Sandler 's ' Pixels ' -- Sunday AM Update ''. Deadline.com. ( Penske Media Corporation ). Retrieved July 26, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Southpaw ( 2015 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 16, 2016. ^ Jump up to : Busch, Anita ( 2014 - 03 - 06 ). `` Antoine Fuqua To Direct ' Southpaw ' Movie Starring Jake Gyllenhaal ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. ^ Jump up to : Fleming, Mike ( 2014 - 05 - 14 ). `` Kurt Sutter 's ' Southpaw ' Movie Eyes Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams & Lupita Nyong'o ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` MATILDA 's Oona Laurence to Star in Boxing Drama SOUTHPAW - BWWMoviesWorld ''. Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Smith, Emily ( 2014 - 06 - 26 ). `` 50 Cent joins the cast of Jake Gyllenhaal 's boxing movie ''. Page Six. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Kaitlyn Dever Joins ' The Greens Are Gone ' ; Miguel Gomez Cast In ' Southpaw ' ; Richard Cabral Books ' Blood Father ' ''. Deadline.com. 2014 - 06 - 06. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike ( 2014 - 06 - 17 ). `` ' Southpaw ' Adds Ex-Champ Victor Ortiz To Cast ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Beau Knapp Joins ' Southpaw ' ''. deadline.com. August 7, 2014. Retrieved August 8, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Fleming, Mike ( 2010 - 12 - 13 ). `` DreamWorks Teams With Eminem And Kurt Sutter For ' Southpaw ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. ^ Jump up to : Guerrasio, Jason. `` New movie ' Southpaw ' was created for Eminem -- but here 's why the role ended up going to Jake Gyllenhaal ''. Business Insider. Retrieved 28 March 2016. Jump up ^ Fleming, Mike ( 2011 - 08 - 11 ). `` Eminem - Antoine Fuqua Boxing Drama ' Southpaw ' Dropped By DreamWorks But Still Seeking To Answer Bell ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Jeff Sneider ( 2011 - 10 - 20 ). `` MGM closes Eminem pic ' Southpaw ' ''. Variety. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` Eminem delays second movie, ' Southpaw ' to focus on music ''. Rolling Stone. 2012 - 05 - 10. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ Yamato, Jen ( 1970 - 01 - 01 ). `` Naomie Harris Joins Jake Gyllenhaal In ' Southpaw ' ''. Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 09. ^ Jump up to : Jacobs, Matthew. `` With ' Southpaw, ' Jake Gyllenhaal 's Physical Transformations Become A One - Two Punch ''. Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 March 2016. Jump up ^ `` On The Set For 6 / 16 / 14 : Boxing Drama ' Southpaw ' Starts, ' American Ultra ' Wraps ''. Studiosystemnews.com. Retrieved 2014 - 06 - 21. Jump up ^ `` ' Southpaw ' movie now filming in Downtown Pittsburgh ''. wtae. Retrieved 23 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Pittsburgh native Antoine Fuqua returns to direct ' Southpaw ' ''. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 2014 - 08 - 17. Retrieved 23 October 2014. Jump up ^ Kevin Ma ( June 4, 2015 ). `` Shanghai completes competition lineup ''. Film Business Asia. Retrieved June 4, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Southpaw Set for July 31st Release ; Sacha Baron Cohen Comedy Pushed to 2016 ''. Collider. Retrieved 21 January 2015. Jump up ^ Pamela McClintock ( July 26, 2015 ). `` Box Office : ' Pixels, ' ' Paper Towns ' Stall ; ' Southpaw ' Overperforms ''. The Hollywood Reporter. ( Prometheus Global Media ). Retrieved July 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Southpaw ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved December 3, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Southpaw ''. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 26, 2015. Jump up ^ http://deadline.com/2015/07/pixels-paper-towns-southpaw-trainwreck-ant-man-box-office-1201484974/ Jump up ^ Andersen, Soren ( 2015 - 07 - 23 ). `` ' Southpaw ' : Hokey boxing film has fine acting in its corner ''. The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ Smith, Kyle ( 2015 - 07 - 23 ). `` Jake Gyllenhaal 's ' Southpaw ' is a stale, cliche - filled fight New York Post ''. Nypost.com. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` In ' Southpaw, ' it 's the old 0ne - two punch - Movies ''. The Boston Globe. 2015 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ Hornaday, Ann ( 2015 - 07 - 23 ). `` Jake Gyllenhaal transforms in the boxing drama ' Southpaw ' ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Columnist and Critic. `` ' Southpaw ' : Boxing 's life lessons ''. Philly.com. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` ' Southpaw ' movie review : Jake Gyllenhaal fights through tragedy ''. Chicago Tribune. 2015 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Faces punched, hearts tugged : Southpaw review Toronto Star ''. Thestar.com. 2015 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ Scott, A.O. ( 2015 - 07 - 23 ). `` Review : In ' Southpaw, ' Jake Gyllenhaal Tries to Box His Way Back From Tragedy ''. The New York Times. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ Nugent, Benjamin The Ring Cycle : Boxing 's Eternal Cinematic Appeal New York Times. September 3, 2015 Jump up ^ Nashawaty, Chris ( 2015 - 07 - 22 ). `` ' Southpaw ' : EW review ''. EW.com. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` Review : ' Southpaw ' packs too little punch ''. Azcentral.com. 2015 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ James Berardinelli ( 2015 - 07 - 25 ). `` Southpaw Reelviews Movie Reviews ''. Reelviews.net. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ `` ' Southpaw ' gets KO 'd quick, thanks to a miscast Jake Gyllenhaal ''. StarTribune.com. 2015 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 31. Jump up ^ https://mpse.secure-platform.com/a/gallery/rounds/6/details/2201 Jump up ^ Rhian Daly ( 23 May 2015 ). `` NME News Eminem to release new song on ' Southpaw ' soundtrack - NME.COM ''. NME.COM. Jump up ^ `` ' Southpaw ' Score Album Details - Film Music Reporter ''. Film Music Reporter. June 2, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Pilot dies in plane registered to James Horner, Titanic composer ''. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Associated Press. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015. External links Southpaw on IMDb Southpaw at Box Office Mojo Southpaw at Rotten Tomatoes Southpaw at Metacritic Films directed by Antoine Fuqua The Replacement Killers ( 1998 ) Bait ( 2000 ) Training Day ( 2001 ) Tears of the Sun ( 2003 ) King Arthur ( 2004 ) Shooter ( 2007 ) Brooklyn 's Finest ( 2009 ) Olympus Has Fallen ( 2013 ) The Equalizer ( 2014 ) Southpaw ( 2015 ) The Magnificent Seven ( 2016 ) The Equalizer 2 ( 2018 ) 50 Cent Discography Videography Awards and nominations G - Unit Studio albums Power of the Dollar Get Rich or Die Tryin ' The Massacre Curtis Before I Self Destruct Animal Ambition Street King Immortal Compilations Guess Who 's Back ? 24 Shots Best Of Soundtracks Get Rich or Die Tryin ' OST Mixtapes 50 Cent Is the Future No Mercy, No Fear God 's Plan War Angel LP Forever King The Big 10 The Lost Tape 5 ( Murder by Numbers ) The Kanan Tape Concert tours The Invitation Tour Video games Bulletproof Blood on the Sand Television 50 Cent : The Money and the Power 50 Central Power Films Get Rich or Die Tryin ' Home of the Brave Righteous Kill Before I Self Destruct Streets of Blood Dead Man Running Caught in the Crossfire 13 Gun Twelve Blood Out Setup All Things Fall Apart Freelancers Fire with Fire Escape Plan The Frozen Ground Vengeance The Prince Southpaw Related articles Formula 50 Cheetah Vision SMS Audio Street King The 50th Law G - Unit Records G - Note Records G - Unit Books G - Unit Clothing Company G - Unit Films and Television Inc. G - Unity Foundation Inc. Shady / Aftermath The Re-Up Shady XV Jam Master Jay Eminem Dr. Dre Book Category Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Southpaw_(film)&oldid=809147226 '' Categories : 2015 films English - language films 2010s drama films 2010s sports films American films American drama films American sports films Chinese films Chinese drama films Chinese sports films Boxing films Film scores by James Horner Films about death Films about drugs Films directed by Antoine Fuqua Films set in New York ( state ) Films shot in Indiana Films shot in New York ( state ) Films shot in Pennsylvania Escape Artists films Wanda Pictures films Talk Contents About Wikipedia Български Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Кыргызча Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 7 November 2017, at 11 : 51. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who killed billy hope's wife in southpaw
Answer: Miguel's brother Hector