While a great night of mixed martial arts took place in Paris this weekend, focus on three films that paid homage to MMA. We enter the ring!
Warrior (2011)
Warrior, which hit theaters in 2011, tells the story of a broke ex-Marine played by Tom Hardy who returns home and asks his father to train him for a mixed martial arts tournament that will win him a fortune. No one knows what they hope for with this money. Tom’s own brother, Brendan, played by Joel Edgerton, also decides to enter the competition to try to save his family. The years between the two brothers do not ease the resentment…
According to co-author AM Tambakis, Warrior Not just for MMA fans. “say that Warrior is a movie about MMA, is like saying Rocky is a movie about boxing, or The Gang of Four is a movie about cycling, or The Great Challenge is a movie about basketball. It’s very humiliating.”he says. “After seeing these films, audiences walked out of theaters satisfied that they learned something about a world they knew nothing about, and we hope Warrior will do the same.”
Director Gavin O’Connor, who wants to stay true to the world of street fighting, has created rough and above all realistic encounters. “I didn’t want the kind of fights you see in Hong Kong movies.”he says. “I think they’re fantastic, they’re very stylized and it’s a big show, but it’s a movie fight.”
The task of training Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy, who gained nine and thirteen kilos respectively for the film, was entrusted to the legendary Greg Jackson, who received three World MMA awards and was ranked 8th on the list of the most powerful men in MMA. fight! Urnal.
It should be noted that Warrior was a defiant hardy who had a passion for combat sports ever since. The actor recently won two events at a charity Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in London.
Never Go Back (2008)
New to Orlando, Jake, a young guy with a troubled past, is humiliated by Ryan, a tough guy on campus who belongs to an illegal fighting league. After that, a friend introduces him to a charismatic trainer who teaches him a discipline that mixes different martial arts… Such is the feature film Never Back Down, which was released in cinemas in 2008.
Director Jeff Wadlow explains that what drew him to Never Back Down was getting into the heart of the MMA world. “I was very interested in the project because it gave me the opportunity to capture battles that we have never seen before. MMA fights are very impressive, because they combine several techniques, it is very spectacular.he says.
“This sport is very popular in our country today, much more than boxing”continues the filmmaker. “Although there have been a few films of interest, none have shown MMA from the inside and put the audience in the middle of the fight. I wanted to reveal this world in the smallest details, such as the training of the fighters. , the tactics they use. My goal was to make the audience feel that they They themselves were participants in the battle.
To add more “weight” to the role, actor Sean Faris, the young hero of Never Back Down, underwent intense physical training, seven hours a day, six days a week. With this, he gained almost seven kilos of muscle.
It should be noted that Never Back Down spawned three sequels: Never Back Down 2 (2011), Never Back Down: No Surrender (2016), and Never Back Down: The Revolt (2011).
Murder (2021)
Bruised is the story of a former MMA champion who gets his last chance to redeem himself in the cage when the son he left behind comes back into his life. Halle Berry plays the main role of this Netflix movie and it was not easy for the actress. The latter actually has During the shooting, he broke two ribs, which did not prevent him from continuing the shooting.
“It was a pretty crazy injury”Stunt coordinator Eric Brown told Entertainment Weekly about it. “But Hal is a special case. I’ve worked with dozens of actors and almost none of them have that kind of work ethic.”
Bonus: SeRIE KINGDOM (2014 – 2017)
Hosted by actor Frank Grillo, the three-season series Kingdom follows a former MMA champion who must quickly recruit new members for his club or risk going out of business.
Winning is the best advertisement, Alvy trains his youngest son, shy Nate, for an upcoming prestigious fight. However, his preparations are disrupted by the return of Ryan, his former protégé who has just been released from prison. Now free from his addiction, he wants to resume competition. That’s when he discovers that Lisa, his ex, is now living with Alvis…
Source: allocine
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