you don't want to miss our interview with vinny paz - that's just three ###break### hitting theaters hitting theaters today.. "bleed for this" is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history... boxer vinny "the pazmanian devil" pazienza shot to stardom after winning two world title fights. but after a near- fatal car accident left him with a broken neck - he was told he may never walk again. team 12's robby baker recently caught up with the real life vinny paz - out at phoenix "bleed for this" is the incredible "bleed for this" is the incredible true story of one of the most inspiring and unlikely comebacks in sports history... boxer vinny "the stardom after winning two world title fights. but after a near- fatal car accident left him with a broken neck - he was told he may never walk again. team 12's robby baker recently caught up with the real life vinny paz - out at phoenix international raceway. adlib rated r. you can catch it "bleed for this" is rated r. you can catch it in theaters - today. toss vanessa still ahead on 12 today..

hitting the big-screen in one week the true core story of vinnie paz, a local boxer who made it big and partied harder. but after a near fatal car accident was told he would he returned to the ring. he walked the red carpet where it all began in providence. >> my girlfriend, was wiping tears from my eyes. and my manager, he thinks he talks like me. and i lost 20 pounds and got down to 6% body fat. vinnie meant so much to the him to have this moment while he has it together. that's great. very few people have a movie made about their life. vinnie had a dream of being a world champion after his broke his neck. against the advice of his doctors and family and trainer, and jets he did it. and he's an inspiration to us. paz has struggled with drinking and gambling but the movie tells it like it is. >> the that is the greatest thing about it. >> reporter: he said he started to lift weights a few days after breaking his neck but the movie didn't show it that soon because they said this one would believe it. brandon gunnoe. now 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> jeremy: tomorr

vinny paz walk the red carpet for the film's first screening last night in providence, rhode island along with miles teller who plays paz lead for this follows the story of pas make a comeback against all odds following a car accident doctors told the boxer he would never walk again, but he returned to the ring just one year later and once again became a champion. the boxer says the film tells a story like it is. >>> my girlfriend that you will see here tonight was wiping tears out of my eyes and ben younger on my right hand side and he was look act me. he thinks he talks like me. of rhode island and these fans and for him to have this moment while he is still kind of got it together, you know, it's great. >> anchor: "bleed for this" opens in theaters across the country this friday. feel like i ned a box of kleenex to see this movie. really emotional and inspirational. >> anchor: did you notice the wind today. cold and windy. >> anchor: now winds are dying down a little bit but also getting colder being correct? >> reporter: wind had me crying too. when it gets in your eyes and you just c

now he plays professional boxer vinny paz in the upcoming film "bleed for this." please welcome miles teller. ? ? ? nice. very nice. sounding good. >> stephen: does sound good. >> stephen, i heard you singing backstage in my dressing room. i said, "who is that?" you have the voice of an angel. >> stephen: you're very sweet. >> you're very good. do you sing on the show very often or is that a hidden talent. >> stephen: sometimes. when jon stewart stops by. >> he has an amazing voice. >> stephen: i was sing ising jackson brown's "the preer >> stephen: it's a good song for today. look it up. can we talk about last night for a second? >> yes. >> stephen: because you're one of these fancy movie stars and you were at bobby de niro's election night party? >> yeah, i was. >> stephen: was that fun? >> it was -- >> because he-- he's very fun when he's angry. was he-- >> it was um-- you know, it started off, you know, at a-- at a good vibe. obviously was going for hillary. the best part about the whole thing for me was meeting paul mccartney. >> stephen: wow! >> so that was-

for this" ((brian loftus)) >>the movie is based on the true story of 5- time boxing world champ, vinny paz ... played by miles teller. (( vinny no no! you just don't know how to give up. no, i know exactly how to give is that it's easy. c'mon this is insane! )) ((brian loftus)) >> paz nearly died in a crash and severed his spine. doctors told him he'd never be able to walk again ... but he defied the odds. not only was paz able to walk again ... but he returned to the ring to fight floyd mayweather senior and reclaim his title belt. the screening takes place tonight at brenden theaters at the palms... and the movie hits theaters nationwide tomorrow./// sherry, how's the weather? holidays today with the brisk north winds... so it will put us in the spirit. ................. chilly north winds will stay even cooler. .... the clouds have cleared so we'll have nice sunshine, but chilly winds up to 30 mph for most areas. ........... temps right now around the valley are dropping to 40s and tonight when the winds stop and highs only make it to near 60 degrees... we'll see our first freezing temp

i tell him stop, he is not funn. >> reporter: miles teller plays paz in the movie. >>> vinny meant so much to the state of rhode island and these moment while he is still kind of got it together, you know, it's great. very few people ever get a movie made about their life. >> reporter: aaron eckert plays his trainer. >>> vinny had a dream of doing world champion, had screws in his skull against the advice of his doctors, his family, his trainer and yet he did it. and he is an inspiration to us all. >> reporter: paz says the film tells it like it is. >>> greatest thing about it is the movie is really good. that's the greatest thing about it. >> reporter: "bleed for this country next friday. nancy chen, 7 news. >> anchor: i am excited to see that. >> anchor: very inspirational story. some oscar buzz around it too. much more to come in the next 90 minutes. i'm amaka ubaka in for jadiann thompson. >> anchor: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> anchor: breaking news, more protest breaking out in boston. a large crowd gathering on the common. this as sparks fly in oregon, demo

. >> reporter: vinny paz was at the top of the boxi when you are knocking on top of a coffin, you are knocking on the coffin to open it up, and you finally get out and you win a world title or you become doing something great in your life. >> reporter: his tale of perseverance is something hollywood couldn't even make up. >> come on! come on. >> then i broke my neck. i wasn't ready to stop. i wasn't ready to let that be the end. many would beat the odds and fight back in that story, his story is now set to hit the big screen. >> everybody's here because they love the material, they love vinny. >> incredible true story. about one of the greatest comebacks ever. >> miles teller is me. i call him little vinny. >> i was nervous doing him in front of him. at first i really fell in love with the story and i was excited to feel what it was like, to be you know, boxer champion italian boxer in the '80s. >> he tries to act like me. when he's offscreen. when we're hanging out and everything. i go, stop that, miles. stop that. i'm going to smack you. >> reporter: not unusual for a sports movie t

it is not funny. >> nancy: miles teller plays paz notice movie. >> vinnie meant so much to the state of rhode island and these fans. for him to have this moment while he still has kind of got it together, you know, it's great. very few people get a movie made about their life. vinnie had a dream of being a world champion after he broke his neck. he had screws in his skull. against the advice of his doctors, his family, his trainer, and yet he did it. >> the greatest thing about it, the movie is really good. that is the greatest thing about it. >> nancy: "bleed for this" opens next friday across the country. >> sarah: a local most cycle club showing support for one little boy in their community. the boy and his mom have been the recent targets of racial slurs and vandalism at their home in derry, new hampshire. the bikers are making a grand gesture by giving that second-grader a special ride. a 7-year-old now has 17 new friends manchester motorcycle club. on thursday, he got a surprise at school when he was picked up by the club and taken to get some frozen yogurt. >> my mother-in-law

"bleed for this" hitting the big vinny paz. following the accident, the boxer was told he would never walk again. however, he returned to the ring one year later and once again became a champion. thursday night paz walked the red carpet in providence. >> my girlfriend that you'll see here tonight was wiping tears out of my eyes. and ben young on my right-hand side, he was looking at me, he thinks he stops like me. i tell him, stop, miles, it's not >> sarah: miles teller plays paz in the movie. >> vinny meant so much to the state of rhode island and his fans, so to have this moment while he's still got it together, it's great. very few people ever get a movie made about their life. >> sarah: erron -- aaron eckhart plays vinny. >> he had screws in his head, and he defied his doctor, his family, his trainer. he did it and he's an inspiration to us all. tells it like it is. >> greatest thing about it, the movie is really good. that's the greatest thing about it. >> nancy: "bleed for this" opens in theaters friday across the country

i had never heard of vinny paz before, and then i read the script. was told it was a true story and didn't believe it was a true story. it was really fantastic. >> what didn't you believe about it? >> the comeback part of it. i mean, when you come see the movie and see how he rehabilitated himself and went on -- >> within a year, basically? right? >> and the actual true story, it was even sooner. they had to dial it back, because the writer, director felt nobody would ever believe this. >> you're kidding? >> yeah. >> you play the mom, and you have an interesting way of watching boxing matches. >> yes. >> the way i would if my son was doing it. >> absolutely. >> describe. >> she's a very religious woman and she won't watch him fight. so she'll listen to him from the other room in front of her altar. >> mm-hmm. >> i think she sort of believes that if she prays 4 hard enough, this is way to keep her son safe. she feels somehow in control. >> you have a bunch of projects going. >> you're going to be in the new "dirty dancing." >> i know. >> what? stop it

"bleed for this" follows the incredible comeback of five time world champion boxer "vinny paz." -- and part of that comeback was the man who trained him. our gino salomone met with -- aaron eckhart -- to talk about taking on the role of famous boxing coach "kevin rooney." "you know what to watch you in this role i am so happy and proud of you. amazing. thank you. because i love boxing and i oh good thank you very much. so you used to watch kevin train tyson did you ever watch kevin fight? no. yeah he was a fighter before. he studied with cus d'amato trained he was a fighter and then cus d'amato asked him to give up his own career and to train tyson and while he was training tyson he didn't want to give up boxing so he used to go fight smokers on the weekends, these little fights. so he is the real deal kevin. and we find at the beginning of this movie he's been fired by tyson so he's at the bottom of his themselves back up into the championship of the world. and then tyson was never the same after that. people say..absolutely not. when he lost rooney that was it. well rooney because ro

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