WARRIOR is ROCKY meets KARATE KIDS meets UFC!
Gavin O'Connor's new project setup at Lionsgate and Pride & Glory gets release date.
On the week that Warner Bros. have finally decided a release date for Gavin O'Connor's next film Pride & Glory (the Edward Norton/Michael Madsen boxing film co-written by Joe Carnahan will open October 24th) - Variety say the director has announced his next film. According to the trade it will be Warrior, a mixed-martial-arts saga about two estranged brothers on a collision course to fight in a tournament for the heavyweight championship. Lionsgate have picked up the film. UFC's Randy Couture who with Redbelt & The Scorpion King 2 has recently moved into acting, will play himself in the film - one of the 16 competitors that will be featured when the film begins shooting in Mexico and Pittsburgh this January.