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Starring Shia Labeouf, Toby Kebbell, Michael Socha and James Cosmo, Salvable is directed by Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, making their feature debut, from a script written by Bjorn Franklin.

Shia Labeouf and Toby Kebbell star in an emotional, action-packed film about a prize fighter’s battles both inside and outside the ring. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.

Salvable was released in the US on May 2nd.

Directors Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta rely on old, worn-out templates in their movie “Salvable” (2025). A bracing, despairing, resigned look at a man past his prime, the film is about a shadow of glory days, aching for a glimpse of it only to be redirected into emotional hollowness. There are only residues which the disillusioned, battered individual can now wrangle with, foist some semblance of anchorage.

The movie has, as its protagonist, a man who’s lost everything, including his once-blazing career as a boxer. His marriage broke up, he’s trying to hold onto relations with his daughter. Everything is a mess. Franklin, who has also written the film, lends the figure of the ex-boxer a sliver of dignity and grace. It’s an emotional mix of remembrance and shelled-out fortitude in the protagonist, coupled with Toby Kebbell’s moving performance, that lets “Salvable” accrue a growing pathos.

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Shia Labeouf has signed on to star in a movie loosely based around violence at the infamous Angola Prison. God of the Rodeocomes from producer Ridley Scott. The casting follows Labeouf last appearing on the big screen in 2024's Megalopolis, the Francis Ford Coppola-directed flop.

The Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skullactor will lead God of the Rodeo as prison inmate Buckkey, who is serving a life sentence in the real-life Angola Prison (also known as the Louisiana State Penitentiary). Angola earned the reputation as the"Alcatraz of the South" due to numerous violent clashes between inmates and guards since its founding in the 1840s as a slave plantation.

Shia Labeouf Stars in New Prison Drama

In the film, Buckkey sees a chance to redeem himself by pursuing the prison's rodeo training for inmates. However, Buckkey and his fellow inmates discover that they are being trained...

The past-prime fighter struggling to rise above his hard-knock background was a screen cliché even when it fueled unexpected smash “Rocky” almost half a century ago. Since then, the same premise has been dusted off for regular reuse, often with extra helpings of “gritty” to make it seem less formulaic. But even that approach can feel mired in the same-old. English music video directing team Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta (billed as “Franklin & Marchetta”) make an assured feature bow with “Salvable,” which has Toby Kebbell from the “Planet of the Apes” films as one such boxer in a Welsh coastal town, beset by problems in and out of the ring.

With Shia Labeouf and James Cosmo also on board, this downbeat tale has solid performances, an intriguing locale and accomplished visual presentation among its virtues. Nonetheless, Franklin’s script never quite transcends pedestrian familiarity, holding this watchable effort back from...

Salvable, co-directed by Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, opens in the rain-soaked streets of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, and immediately positions its protagonist at a crossroads. Logline: Sal (Toby Kebbell), a once-promising boxer turned nursing-home orderly, fights to reclaim his fractured life—battling courtroom custody battles by day and underground prizefights by night.

On paper, it’s a familiar setup: worn-down athlete, strained family ties, a shady friend dragging him back into the ring. Yet Franklin’s screenplay hints at a more nuanced narrative rhythm, privileging quiet character moments over spectacle. The film assembles a strong ensemble—Kebbell anchors Sal’s weary introspection; Shia Labeouf reappears as Vince, the reckless catalyst; James Cosmo offers grounded wisdom as Sal’s veteran trainer; and Kíla Lord Cassidy brings subtle heat as Sal’s resentful daughter.

Visually, the palette embraces muted grays and damp concrete, underlining the working-class textures of Welsh life. The...

At this point, the prospect of watching a film about an aging boxer whose life has hit the skids sounds as appealing as getting into the ring with Oleksandr Usyk. It’s the sort of well-trod cinematic territory that feels overly familiar, and the title, Salvable, does not exactly inspire hope. Fortunately, co-directors Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta’s debut feature proves better than its synopsis suggests. While the film doesn’t chart any particularly new territory, it benefits greatly from Franklin’s subtle screenplay and performances infusing it with emotional power that sneaks up on you.

The sort of gritty, realistic drama that frequently emerged from England in the early ‘60s, the story set in Wales revolves around Sal (Toby Kebbell, the film’s real star, despite Shia Labeouf’s prominence in the marketing), whose successful boxing days are well behind him. Although he still trains at night under...

Every few years Hollywood develops an unhealthy obsession with boxing movies and the classic underdog tale. You know, the down-and-out boxer who needs to overcome the odds and a tough opponent to come out victorious in the end, blah, blah? On the surface, that’s what Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta’s Salvable appears to be about. Toby Kebbell’s aging Sal is a boxer past his prime, but he continues to train and dream of becoming somebody. Salvable, though, doesn’t produce the picture-perfect ending of a triumphant Sal holding his hand up in the air after a bloody battle. Instead, it’s a harsh reality check about how decision rather than destiny drives humans to either success or failure. It’s beyond boxing; it’s about life. This isn’t about Rocky Balboa [L-r] Toby Kebbell as “Sal” and Shia Labeouf as “Vince” in the action crime thriller Salvable,...

Toby Kebbell and Shia Labeouf are set to get in the ring in the new boxing drama Salvable, set to be released at the start of this summer. As part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event for the upcoming slate of summer movies, we are thrilled to exclusively unveil a brand-new image from the movie, featuring the two stars who look like they are primed and pumped to go to war with each other. The film will premiere in theaters, on demand, and digitally on May 2, 2025.

In the film, Kebbell stars as Sal "The Bull," a boxer who is approaching 40 and is set to age out of his career as a pro. Meanwhile, the wheels have come off his personal life, but at least he's close with his daughter, Molly. When his old buddy Vince (Labeouf) comes back into his life with a tempting prospect: a big payday from an illegal,...

Shia Labeouf is back on screen in the upcoming new movie Salvable and the trailer is out now!

The 38-year-old actor has not been in a movie since last year’s Megalopolis, and in the new film, he puts on an accent and is joined by Toby Kebbell as a boxer.

Here’s a synopsis: When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family.

Salvable was written by Bjorn Franklin, who also co-directed with Johnny Marchetta.

The upcoming action, crime thriller is set to hit theaters on May 2nd, and on demand and on digital same day. Check out the trailer now!

Whatever you think about Shia Labeouf, his intensity and commitment is unquestionable, and he's not afraid to be outspoken. Labeouf's interesting career path was diverted among a variety of scandals and allegations, and you could hardly call it a comeback when he returned in 2023 with the film Padre Pio. Which is a shame, because he gives a great performance, and Abel Ferrara always creates fascinating films. It was perhaps just too niche a movie to give the former Transformers star the spotlight again. That likely won't change with his next movie, Salvable, which recently released its first trailer. You can watch the trailer for the film, also starring Toby Kebbell, below:

The synopsis for Salvable reads as follows:

"Shia Labeouf and Toby Kebbell star in an emotional, action-packed film about a prize fighter’s battles both inside and outside the ring. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his...

“Salvable” is a new live-action, Brit-produced boxing sports feature, directed by Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta, starring Shia Labeouf, Toby Kebbell, Michael Socha, James Cosmo, Kila Lord, Aiysha Hart, Nell Hudson, Barry Ward and Carl Froc, releasing May 2, 2025 in theaters:

“…an ageing boxer struggles to escape the grasp of a small town while battling a fractured relationship with his teenage daughter…”

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"It was finished 10 years ago, Welly... I'm tired of being a punch bag." Lionsgate has revealed the first official trailer for Salvable, a boxing drama marking the feature directorial debut of filmmakers Bjorn Franklin & Johnny Marchetta (also known as the music video directors Franklin & Marchetta). Arriving to watch in early May if anyone is interested in seeing these two pack some punches. An ageing boxer struggles to escape the grasp of a small town while battling to rekindle a fractured relationship with his teenage daughter. When a battered boxer past his prime finds his dreams and his relationships on the ropes, he falls back in with a dangerous crowd and has to take the biggest swing of his life to reclaim his hope and his family. This sounds like the exact same plot as literally every other boxing movie? Starring Toby Kebbel, Shia Labeouf, James Cosmo as Welly, Micheal Socha,...

Toby Kebbell and Shia Labeouf are set to face off in the new boxing drama Salvablethis spring. Collider can exclusively reveal the new poster art for the film, in which Kebbell and Labeouf loom large over the film's hardscrabble industrial setting. The film will premiere in theaters, on demand, and digital on May 2, 2025.

In the new poster, Kebbell has his gloves up and his eyes on the prize, as aging boxer Sal the Bull. The bearded Labeouf has his hair bleached and slicked back, reflecting the shady nature of his character, Vince. Below them is the bleakly industrial setting of the film; it was filmed on location in Wales last year. Kebbell may not be recognized for some of his most famous roles, which include the tyrannical bonobo Koba in the Planet of the Apes films and King Kong in Kong: Skull Island; however, he has recently starred, sans CG ape accouterments,...

Vertical has picked up all rights for UK-Ireland of UK crime drama Salvable from Metro International, to be released later this year.

It is the debut feature of UK-based directing duo Björn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta. Producers are Jamie Gamache and Connor O’Hara for Lowkey Films and Julien Loeffler and James Kermack for Featuristic Films.

Toby Kebbell, Shia Labeouf and James Cosmo star in the story of a washed-up boxer, whose chance of redemption comes in the world of illegal boxing.

Production finance was supplied by Principal Film Finance, Moo Studios, Lipsync Productions, Violator Cinema Distribution and Copper Island.

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Exclusive: Production has wrapped in Wales on boxing crime-drama Salvable, starring Toby Kebbell (For All Mankind), Shia Labeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game Of Thrones). Above is a first-look image.

Metro International Entertainment is handling worldwide sales and has pre-sold the film in a raft of territories including to Capelight in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Nos Lusomundo in Portugal, Discovery in Former Yugoslavia, Violator Cinema in Cis, and Phoenicia in the Middle East.

Rounding out the cast is Kila Lord Cassidy (The Wonder), Elaine Cassidy (The Wonder), Michael Socha (Papillon), Aiysha Hart (Mogul Mowgli), Nell Hudson (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Barry Ward (Extra Ordinary). Former World Champion boxer Carl Froch has been training Kebbell and Labeouf at Penarth ABC boxing gym and will have a cameo in the film.

Kebbel plays Sal, aka “The Bull”, a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40 who is fighting more than his opponents. With...

Seemingly freed from the Marvel machine, Ryan Coogler is set to reunite with Michael B. Jordan on a new project, recently picked up by Warner Bros. THR reports the period thriller will feature the undead, and potentially take place in Jim Crow-era South. While other details are under wraps, there are reports it will feature anime influences and has franchise potential. Production will kick off this April in New Orleans, so expect to learn much more soon.

After circling a few projects, we’ve been waiting to see what feature Derek Cianfrance would take on next in the nearly decade since The Light Between Oceans. He’s now settled on Roofman, which he scripted with Kirt Gunn, with Deadline reporting Channing Tatum will lead as the real-life Jeffrey Manchester, “an eccentric and charming serial robber who broke into more than 60 McDonald’s overnight via their roofs, then emptied the cash...

Exclusive: Toby Kebbell (Servant), Shia Labeouf (Fury) and James Cosmo (Game of Thrones) have been set to star in boxing-world crime-drama Salvable, which Metro International is launching ahead of the EFM next week.

Carl Froch, former Boxing World Champion and 2023 International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, will be training Kebbell and Labeouf with work due to get underway in New York next week. The plan is for the filmmakers to shoot a documentary tracking their progress as they prepare for the film.

Filming for Salvable is slated to begin in April.

The movie will follow Sal “The Bull,” a washed-up boxer on the brink of 40, who is fighting more than just his opponents. With a life of regrets and fading dreams, Sal’s chance at redemption comes knocking in the form of illegal boxing, introduced by the sudden return of his old friend, Vince. Sal faces the ultimate dilemma: seize...

Stars: Aisling Knight, Richard Kilgour, Jill Buchanan, Samantha Schnitzler, Matt Veckman, Nick Bridge-Butler, Bjorn Franklin | Written and Directed by Simon Richardson

Hired to be a cat-sitter for an odd couple, the Farrows, college student Charlotte is given the run of a creepy house in the middle of the woods for a few days for an extravagant amount of money. The kind of money that students can’t turn down – of course there’s a reason that a meagre cat-sitting job comes with a huge pay packet… There’s a catch. There’s always a catch. A pretty big catch in this case given that this is a horror movie!

The clue is in the name of the couple who hired Charlotte. The Farrows. Hmmmm… Farrow. Where have I heard that name before? Could it be that this particular creepy couple are named after Mia Farrow? Star of Rosemary’s Baby,...