Gina Carano to Star in Major Feature Film “Knockout”
Gina Carano, fresh off her first career loss to Cris “Cyborg” at an August 15 Strikeforce event, will star in the upcoming spy thriller “Knockout” before returning to the cage, Variety reports:
“”Knockout” casts Carano as a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who is given a second chance to use her skills for constructive purposes. The film is a closer cousin to “La Femme Nikita” and “Kill Bill” than “Million Dollar Baby,” in that it doesn’t take place in the fight ring. Rather, [director Steven] Soderbergh considers the film as a flat out action film in the James Bond mold, and will shoot in locations around the world that include Ireland, Turkey and the U.S.
Soderbergh will surround Carano will name actors in supporting roles.”
The announcement is the latest mainstream success for Carano, who is known as the “Face of Women’s MMA,” having previously appeared on the remake of American Gladiators on NBC and ranking #16 on Maxim’s Hot 100 list.
Soderbergh is an Academy Award-winning director whose films include Traffic and Ocean’s Eleven, Twelve, and Thirteen.
Production for the film is slated to begin in January, sidelining Carano until mid-2010 at the earliest.
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This is great…..And why not them men put fights on hold for a movie career.. Good luck
Good for her that she got a movie role. Hope to see her back in the cage soon though. It would be nice to see her fight before then, but I understand the need to keep her healthy.
There will probably be a lot more of this, as MMA goes more mainstream.
Hollywood, both for their TV and film divisions, are always looking to capitalize on the next big thing, and in this case it’s MMA.
Good luck to her…
I pray that it’s better than never surrender. I thought I had passed away and that movie was the price I had to pay for my sins.
Huh. I am not sure what to say about this. Says its a “closer cousin to Kill Bill” but I don’t know how much weight I would put into that statement. Hopefully it is though.
SuWEEET!!! I would watch Gina read the phone book.
Shuoldn’t it be called “I Got Knocked Out”..Good thing she doesn’t have a belt cause then she could just sit back & half/act & not defend it (sound familiar?) I’m not just singling her out I’m talking about a lot of these fighters on a whole. This great craft is slowly getting diluted & I don’t want to hear that “movies will bring more fans to MMA crap either”..
just read the post about Rampage..just strengthens my point..
If this movie is a success I wonder if she’ll ever fight again?
My guess would be no.