Gina Carano To Star In New Stephen Soderbergh Film, "Knockout"

Soderbergh and MMA Actress Set to 'Knockout' Audiences



Steven Soderbergh's latest film The Informant! just premiered at the Venice Film Festival a few days ago and will open in wide release starting on September 18th, but the writer/director is already busy on his next project. [url]Variety[/url] reports Soderbergh will next direct the spy thriller Knockout which will also see the feature film debut of Gina Carano (seen above), a mixed martial arts circuit fighter. The story (which is said to be a flat out action movie in James Bond fashion) follows a tough girl from the wrong side of the tracks who takes the opportunity to use a special set of skills in a more focused, constructive environment.
Soderbergh discovered Carano on the MMA circuit, taking note of action-star toughness and her ravishing good looks. But Soderbergh knows that a pretty unknown face leading an action thriller can only go so far, and he intends to surround the newcomer with plenty of name actors in supporting roles. The script was written by [url]Lem Dobbs[/url] (who previously wrote The Limey and Kafka for Soderbergh)y. Cameras are set to roll in January, with filming locations in the US, Turkey and Ireland. I'll be very interested to see who Soderbergh gets to support this rookie actress, and pray that she doesn't fight any of them. Sound good?


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When you say "love" just exactly what kind of "love" are we talkin' about? Are we talkin' two girls, tucked away somewhere private, one braiding the other's hair as she prepares for a fight, maybe sharing a couple of innocent kisses, a warm embrace even . . . perhaps a night of unbridled (and professionally recorded) passion? Or are we talkin' "I like what this person does, she seems cool, thumbs up from me" kind of love?

 

Girl, you just don't know. I'll willingly take a 2 season departure from ESB to witness that. Right now my as I'm typing my monitor is rocking back and forth like it was equipped w/ a Rumble Pak and I'm merely just thinking about it. If it was to actually take place on film . . . sheeeeeit.


Although I'm adamantly against women fighting, did you/will you start training in judo again?