Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s buzziest films continues with Amazon MGM Studios and Actors Equity’s Unstoppable, the inspirational sports drama directed by Oscar-winning Argo editor William Goldenberg in his feature helming debut and starring Jharrel Jerome and Jennifer Lopez.

Eric Champnella, Alex Harris and John Hindman co-wrote the screenplay, based on NCAA national wrestling champ Anthony Robles’ book (written with Austin Murphy) Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion. It chronicles the three-time All American’s journey to the top against every expectation after he was born without a right leg.

Jerome plays Robles, with the story focused on the obstacles faced by he and his mother Judy (played by Lopez) as Anthony overcame a difficult childhood to pursue his dreams, eventually winning the 2021 national title for Arizona State by beating a wrestler from national powerhouse Iowa — the same school that had rejected him earlier in his college career.

Jerome spent months training Robles learning the craft of wresting; ultimately, the wrestling scenes in the film feature both men. Robles was also a producer.

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Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle also starred in the pic helmed by Goldenberg, who counts five Oscar editing nominations including for another inspirational sports film, Seabiscuit, in addition to The Insider, Zero Dark Thirty and The Imitation Game. He won the Oscar for Argo in 2013.

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, and hit theaters for a qualifying run December 5. It will hit Amazon’s Prime Video on January 16.

Check out the screenplay below.