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Hollywood legend Pierce Brosnan has been seen looking unrecognisable as he’s spotted on the set of a Naseem Hamed film.
Pierce looks like a different person as he films his latest movie. The former James Bond actor is working on the new boxing movie Giant which follows the story behind one of the most famous friendships in boxing history. The 70-year-old is playing the role of Brendan Ingle who is an Irish-born boxing trainer who made a name for 'Prince' Naseem Hamed. Pierce hasn't been rocking his usual stylish outfits as he's swapped a sharp suit for a tracksuit.
In pictures published by The Sun, he has been seen wearing a navy blue tracksuit with white trainers as he walked down the street. His hair and make-up left him looking unrecognisable as he now has a white comb over and huge glasses.
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Pierce's new look is worlds away from his James Bond days (Getty Images)The new film Giant will follow the real-life story of Naseem, who is of British-Yemeni descent, as he worked his way up the ranks of the boxing world. The story will include how Naseem began his life as working class in Sheffield and the unorthodox training he went through with Ingle. Naseem had to face and overcome rampant Islamophobia and racism in order to dominate in the ring in the 80s and 90s. Amir Al-Masry will take on the role of Naseem, with Gangs Of London writer Rowan Athale writing and directing the drama.
Before passing away in 2018, Ingle trained four world champions during his time as a boxing trainer - Johnny Nelson, Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, and Kell Brook. As his boxing training career began to take off, Ingle ran a gym across the street from the corner shop owned by Naseem's parents.
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When Naseem was just seven, Ingle took him under his wing and taught him how to box. However, he wasn't even a professional trainer at the time. Naseem and Ingle worked together until the age of 25, when things soured between them. Ingle attempted to break ties with Naseem in 1997, before they went their separate ways for good in 1998.
When Naseem was awarded with a position in the International Hall Of Fame in New York, he said he had regrets about how things ended with Ingle. He said: "The time I had with Brendan was an amazing time. It was priceless. You couldn’t put an amount of money on that. What I learnt from that gym and that environment was priceless. The only thing I really want is to sit with Brendan to apologise to him, if I upset him, and to make up with Brendan."