So, youse got yer ‘Raging Bull’, ‘Rocky’ and you gots your ‘The Fighter’ this year, so why not throw in something about the FIVE TIME world boxing champion Roberto Duran as played by the nifty-faced Gael Garcia Bernal (‘Y Tu Mamá También’, ‘The Motorcycle Diaries’, etc)? The actor also tweets @GaelGarciaB – follow him if you have good Spanish.

Duran – nicked ‘Hands of Stone’ – was a Panamanian who came to the sport at the age of 16 in 1968 and didn’t quit until 2002. Wait, 2002?? He was 50! The film will swing around 1980, when Duran fought Sugar Ray Leonard for the World Boxing Championship Welterweight title. According to ‘Hands of Stone’ director, the Venezuelan Jonathan Jakubowicz, this film will answer Duran’s mysterious decision to quit that match by backing into his corner, saying, “No more…”

Al Pacino may come along for the ride as Duran’s trainer, although that isn’t clinched. Spaniard Oscar Jaenada (‘Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’) is also onboard for an as yet unknown role.