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The two men, a portly Jew with a degree from Harvard and an asthmatic kid from Brooklyn who became the world's greatest boxer, could hardly be more oddly matched, but Toback says they instantly recognized each other as kindred spirits when they first met.

This new rendition maintains the one thing past Star Trek films got unerringly right — the warmth and rapport of its cast.

"What is kind of interesting that I'm finding right now is that mainstream media is struggling on reporting on the name of the subjects that I focus on in my film. I hadn't really thought it through, but I find it fascinating and really puzzling."

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