Gavin O'Connor Takes Warrior to Lionsgate
Originally set at New Line, Lionsgate has now acquired Warrior, which is a mixed-martial-arts saga about two estranged brothers on a collision course to fight in a tournament for the heavyweight championship.
O'Connor wrote the script with A.M. Tambakis and Cliff Dorfman, and he will produce with his brother, Greg O'Connor.
The director conceived the drama as a potential trilogy, and Lionsgate will also be involved in a mixed-martial-arts tournament dubbed Sparta that will be launched in connection with the movie.
O'Connor has partnered in the 16-man grand prix tourney project with UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who will play himself in the film.
Casting for Warrior has begun, which is set to shoot January in Mexico and Pittsburgh.
Sources: Variety
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XJWS79
Randy Couture is in this sounds good. I need to see a good mixed martial arts film anybody know of one to recommend.
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Phatlightning
anything with mixed martial arts in it sounds familiar.
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The Kwisatz Haderach
yeah could be the plot sounds a lil familiar to me
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ed_wood
Could be cool.
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