I, Tonya
The Tonya Harding biopicI , Tonya , starring Margot Robbie as the shamed Olympic figure skater , will be release in December to qualify for this yr ’s awards season . With her first big exposure to U.S. audiences come in the unawares - lived NBC air hose dramaPan - Amin 2011 , it did n’t take Australian actress Robbie long to make her breakthrough on the heavy screenland after her polar stand role as Leonardo DiCaprio ’s married woman in theatre director Martin Scorsese ’s biographic law-breaking dramaThe Wolf of Wall Streetin 2013 .
According toTHR , Robbie ’s filmI , Tonyawill be released in New York and Los Angeles on Dec. 8 to qualify for an laurels season footrace , including the 90th annual Academy Awards . take by upstart distributor Neon three days after its globe premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 8 , the biopic will roll out in theatre across the U.S. in January .
The film will identify in on the case in 1994 surrounding the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit , when Harding ’s primary contender , Nancy Kerrigan ( Caitlin Carver ) , was attacked by an assailant with a police truncheon after a practice session . In in investigation into the incident , it was discovered that Harding ’s married man , Jeff Gillooly ( Sebastian Stan ) was behind the onset , where the attacker hit Kerrigan in an attempt to break one of her legs so she could n’t compete in the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , Norway .
It ’s unclear at this point what span of timeI , Tonyawill cover in Harding ’s life history , since the incident be the skater her professional calling after the 1994 Winter Olympics . After that point , Harding ’s life include the acquittance of a sexual practice tape ( from her and Gillooly ’s wedding night ) , as well as a reality - show reviewer and celebrity boxer .
AlthoughTHRdescribedI , Tonya – direct byThe Finest Hourshelmer Craig Gillespie – as"hilarious and devastating"it will be interesting to see Robbie dilute her range even more , especially following her manic spell inSuicide Squad . THRcertainly seems impressed with Robbie ’s carrying into action , saying after its Toronto entry that her turn as Harding could very well earn her a Best Actress Oscar nomination .
funnily enough , depend on how much awards tractionI , Tonyagets , will be facing off against two other movies about legendary sports events : Battle of the Sexes , which chronicles the historic exposition tennis compeer between Billie Jean King ( Emma Stone ) and Bobby Riggs ( Steve Carell ) ; andBorg / McEnroe , which discover in on the longtime contention between tennis greats John McEnroe ( Shia LaBeouf ) and Bjorn Borg ( Sverrir Gudnason ) and their thrilling match at Wimbledon in 1980 .
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I , Tonyawill debut in New York and L.A. theaters on December 8 , 2017 , with a wide release in January 2018 .
Source : THR
