‘Room’ Director Lenny Abrahamson to Direct Biopic About Bisexual Boxer Emile Griffith
Posted on Monday, November 16th, 2015 by Angie Han
You might think Lenny Abrahamson would want to follow up his kidnapping drama Room with something a little harrowing, but instead he’s heading for more dark material. The Irish director has just been set to direct a film about bisexual boxer Emile Griffith. Though a two-time world welterweight champion, Griffith is best known for beating his opponent Benny “The Kid” Paret to death in the ring in 1962 after the latter taunted him with a gay slur at weigh-in.
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