Amazon MGM Studios has shared the official photos and release date for The Fire Inside, its newest sports biographical drama about the life of two-time Boxing Gold Medalist Claressa Shields. The photos feature a first look at Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry as they play the respective roles of Claressa and Coach Jason.
Ryan Destiny stars as Claressa Shields in director Rachel Morrison’s THE FIRE INSIDE. An Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos © 2024 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved. 
Actor Ryan Destiny on the set of director Rachel Morrison’s THE FIRE INSIDE. An Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos © 2024 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved. 
Actor Brian Tyree Henry, director Rachel Morrison and actor Ryan Destiny on the set of THE FIRE INSIDE. An Amazon MGM Studios film. Photo Credit: Sabrina Lantos © 2024 Amazon Content Services LLC. All Rights Reserved.
When is The Fire Inside release date?
The Fire Inside is scheduled to arrive in theaters later this year on December 25, 2024. Prior to its theatrical debut, the film will first have its world premiere on September 7 at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival.
It is directed by Rachel Morrison from a screenplay written by Moonlight filmmaker Barry Jenkins. The latter is also set as a producer alongside Elishia Holmes. The film stars Ryan Destiny (Grown-ish), Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway), Judy Greer (Arrested Development), Oluniké Adeliyi (Saw 3D), and De’Adre Aziza (Power Book II: Ghost). Executive producers are Lyn Lucibello Brancatella, Rachel Morrison, Claressa Shields, Drea Cooper, Zackary Canepari, and Sue Jaye Johnson.
“The film is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time,” reads the synopsis. “Claressa, a high school Junior from Flint, Michigan, aided by her tough-love coach, Jason Crutchfield, pushes past all limitations to become the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing. But even at the pinnacle of success, Claressa has to reckon with the fact that not all dreams are created equal, and the real fight has only just begun.”
