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To boxing and Olympics enthusiasts, Claressa “T-Rex” Shields is a household name. The film “The Fire Inside,” starring Ryan Destiny as Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as her trainer, Jason Crutchfield, now aims to bring the 29-year-old phenomenon's story into every household and the world.
“I studied it really hard to try to learn a lot of things — her mannerisms, the way she would talk, the way she would walk, the way she would fight, the way she would interact with her mom, interact with her siblings — and I think it really, really helped me,” Destiny said. Shields herself told NBC News she was impressed by Destiny’s portrayal. “I’m happy she understood the calling and understood her role and who she was in the film,” Shields said.
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