Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez, as well as the real people they play — Anthony Robles and Judy Robles — take EW inside 'Unstoppable,' one of the year's most inspiring and emotional stories.
This year's most inspirational story — about NCAA wrestler Anthony Robles, who was born with one leg, and his mom, Judy — will have you crying and cheering.podcast. Gerrad also cohosts EW's live Oscars, Emmys, SAG, and Grammys red carpet shows, and he has appeared on, laughing. "It didn't go well for me. That's the first time I saw Anthony really be nice to somebody . I definitely wanted to feel what the other wrestlers felt wrestling him.
"There was a lot about her that I understood," Lopez says of Judy and her willingness to stay in such a toxic relationship. "There were different sides to him that the kids didn't see, that only Judy saw. With those types of people, there's a part of them that fools you into thinking that they care about you and that they truly love you — and it's really about their damage that they're putting onto you.
She says her son is a big part of that evolution, crediting him with helping her rise above her situation to pursue a better life for herself — no surprise given the bond between the two, who occasionally stop to hold back or even wipe tears during their interview together. That respect isn't just about the emotional aspects of his life but also the physical. Special effects are used to remove Jerome's leg, but he worked with a movement coach to learn how Robles not just wrestles but moves through life: how to walk up and down stairs, get out of a car, get in and out of bed, and perform other mundane actions.
Thrilled, sure...but also terrified, especially for Robles to see the final product of his wrestling efforts. "Anthony was my coach. He was my own mentor through the whole entire process. So as I was growing into him, he was there watching it," Jerome says of their half a year of training, five days a week for four to five hours a day.
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