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The stars shined The Fire Inside premiere that brought out undisputed knockouts Ryan Destiny, Meagan Good, Chlรถe Bailey, Shannon Thornton, KiKi Layne, and more to the bustling DGA Theater Complex in LA.
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Ravishing in red, Destiny (who stars as Queen of the Ring Claressa Shields in the film) commanded the carpet before sharing the spotlight with the real-life Claressa Shields along with the filmโs cast, director Rachel Morrison, and Michael B. Jordan.
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Other notable attendees included Daniel Kaluuya, Ayo Edebiri, Serena Page and Kordell Beckham, Jemele Hill, Choyce Brown, Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, and Jonathan Majors.
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Interestingly, there were no photos of Jonathan Majors with Michael B. Jordan who seemingly distanced himself from his soft canceled Creed III co-star after his domestic violence case.
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Whether they actually crossed paths at the event, we donโt know (yet), but Majors was all smiles alongside his Coretta in the afterglow of their surprise engagement announcement.
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In The Fire Inside, Claressaโa high school Junior from Flint, Michiganโpunches past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.
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Pushed beyond her comfort zone by coach Jason Crutchfield (Brian Tyree Henry), Claressa ascends to boxing stardom while reckoning with the fact that not all dreams are created equal.
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Written by Oscar-winner Barry Jenkins, the critically-acclaimed film rests on the shoulders of Destiny who opened up about the Oscar-contender after the premiere at this yearโs Toronto International Film Festival.
โI think it really helped in the end because I feel like it made me let go a little bit,โ said Destiny in an interview with Variety. โYou just get more into the project as the process keeps going. And you get a callback and you actually get the part and Iโm like, โOh my god, Iโm really doing this.’โ
โShe would ask me if I had ever been in a fight before, that was one of the first questions she ever asked me,โ Destiny continued. โAnd I was like, โGirl, absolutely not.’โ โI think for a split second that scared her, but I think throughout the rest of the process she was like, โOh, OK. This is what it is.โ And Iโm so happy that afterward too, [when she saw] the film, she absolutely loved it.โ
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The Fire Inside punches its way into theaters this Christmas, Dec. 25, 2024!
