Brian Tyree Henry, Ryan Destiny on ‘Fire Inside' Boxing and Emotional ‘Beyond the Spider-Verse': ‘There's Not Going to Be a Dry Eye in the House' Story by Marc Malkin • 1d ...

Check out these images of actor Ryan Destiny and boxing and PFL standout Claressa Shields. Destiny plays Shields in "The Fire Inside," a biopic about Shields' life and career.

Ryan Destiny said her role playing iconic female boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields in “The Fire Inside” helped her develop a new level of trust in herself as an actress. “I think I found a ...

‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Ryan Destiny Gives a Coiled, Mesmerizing Performance in a Grippingly Downbeat Boxing Drama Owen Gleiberman Sun, October 6, 2024 at 4:50 PM UTC ...

Ryan Destiny is set to star as Claressa “T-REX” Shields, the Flint Michigan-native, world champion boxer who is the subject of Rachel Morrison's directorial debut film, Flint Strong.

Ryan Destiny had “zero” boxing experience before playing two-time Olympic champion Claressa Shields in “The Fire Inside.” In fact, while Destiny is an actor, a singer and a dancer, ...

To embody Shields, a three-division undisputed boxing champion, Destiny had to step into the ring both physically and mentally—a process she admits was anything but easy.

In a joint conversation with the trailblazing Olympic champion herself, the rising star talks stepping into the ring for the biopic from director Rachel Morrison and writer Barry Jenkins.

“I trained in 2020, our first go-round for three to four months,” Destiny tells me during a joint interview with Henry on this week’s “Just for Variety” podcast. “Then we stopped ...

The Fire Inside's Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree, Rachel Morrison talk about the making of the film about Olympic boxing legend Clarissa "T-Rex" Shields.

The Rachel Morrison-directed drama (in theaters now) tells the story of Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, the Flint, Mich., native who became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in boxing.