Orlando Bloom‘s boxing feature is set to enter the ring with its streaming debut.
Director Sean Ellis’s movie The Cut is set for its post-theatrical launch via Paramount+ on Nov. 1, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. Republic Pictures gave the film a limited theatrical release last month following its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024.
The Cut centers on an Irish boxer (Bloom) who has picked up a job at his hometown gym after his fighting career stalled. When an opportunity arises to once again prove himself in the ring, he turns to extreme measures to rapidly cut down his weight.
Caitríona Balfe, John Turturro, Gary Beadle and Clare Dunne round out the cast. Ellis (The Cursed) helmed the film from a script by Justin Bull, with Mark Lane credited for the story. Producers include Bloom, Lane, Leonora Darby, James Harris, Adam Karasick, Bret Saxon and Thomas Fanning.
Bloom was seen earlier this year in the Amazon MGM Studios action-comedy Deep Cover. He is set to appear opposite Pete Davidson and Naomi Scott in David Michôd’s Wizards!
During a previous interview with THR, Bloom explained what he looks for in roles at this stage of his career.
“I feel like in some ways, I was almost being groomed to be a movie star when I was younger, and now all bets are off,” Bloom said at the time. “I want to burn the barn down with my performance. I’m not afraid of anything anymore. If there’s a role, and it’s going to terrify me because I’ll be challenged in some way, that’s what I want to do.”
