Jennifer Lopez and Producers Ben Affleck, Matt Damon ‘Cared About Us as People,’ Says Anthony Robles of “Unstoppable” (Exclusive)

Anthony Robles worked with a group of Hollywood’s greatest filmmakers to turn his life story into the new film Unstoppable.

Born with one leg and winner of the 2011 NCAA Championship, Robles, 36, is played by Jarrel Jerome in the 2013 biopic based on his memoirs, while Jennifer Lopez plays his mother Judy. Bobby CannavaleMichael Peña and Don Cheadle also star. As Robles tells PEOPLE, “It’s a star-studded cast.”

The same can be said of the crew behind the camera. Together with William Goldenberg, whom Robles calls “a fantastic director”, Unstoppable came to life thanks to the producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon through their production company Artists Equity.

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“Ben and Matt, they made it a point to include my family through everything,” says the former wrestler, who started his wrestling career from humble beginnings in his hometown of Mesa, Arizona. Depicted in the film are the highs and lows of Robles’ years at Arizona State University, as he and his four half-siblings endured a difficult relationship with their mother’s husband.

“I stand by what we showed in that movie,” says Robles, who prioritized “precision” as a producer, consultant and Jerome’s stunt double in wrestling scenes.

It was the filmmakers determination to tell his story authentically that helped him achieve this goal. “It was cool just to see how excited (Affleck) was about the whole process,” he recalls.

Robles’ family members, he says, “were just grateful for how much care and attention everyone showed, starting with Billy, all the way to Jharell and Jennifer. They cared about our input, our insight and just our concerns.”

He adds, “It’s one thing for them to be excited about telling our story, but they really cared about us as people.”

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During filming, the cast and crew spent time with the Robles family in Arizona. “Watching Jennifer and my mom just spend hours talking and Jennifer really opening up to her and sharing things about her life — they bonded,” he says. “The same thing with Jharrel and I. It was really more of an organic friendship that we were just able to build together, separately, to trust and open up about those things.”

With Unstoppable on the page, big screen and now streaming, Robles hopes his tale of overcoming the odds inspires others. “The story itself is something I’m proud of and it’s special to me,” he says.

“I would like everyone to relate to the fact that we are all struggling with a challenge. It can be a physical challenge, it can be mental, it can be a relationship. There will always be an adversary in your life that you face. It doesn’t matter what background you have, everyone understands that.”

Unstoppable now streaming on Prime Video.

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