Watch How Jake Gyllenhaal Transforms Into The Lead Role For Boxing Drama, SOUTHPAW!

You can imagine that it's no easy feat to be an actor and immerse yourself in a role so physically enduring as that of a professional fighter. Academy Award® nominee, actor Jake Gyllenhaal can surely speak from experience with the work he's put in for the lead role of a champion boxer in the upcoming sports drama, Southpaw, and a new featurette is now running that highlights just a sample of what Gyllenhaal endured to help bring the film to the current forefront of its self-sustaining Oscar hype.

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From director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and writers Kurt Sutter (SONS OF ANARCHY) and Richard Wenk (THE MECHANIC) comes SOUTHPAW - the story of Billy "The Great" Hope, Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World. When tragedy strikes and he loses it all, Billy enters the battle of his life as he struggles to become a contender once again and win back those he loves.

Academy Award® winner Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Rita Ora, Naomie Harris and Victor Ortiz also star. Watch the featurette below and catch the latest TV spots in the player just beneath.