Steven Soderbergh speaks to MTV News about more details on Gina Carano starring in the action flick, “Knockout” that he will soon be directing. He explained the reason why he has chosen her as the leading role. Soderbergh plans to make, the “Knockout” movie, an in-your-face, Jason Bourne styled action movie.
Instead he wanted a female to be the action hero. To make it more realistic, he wanted a female fighter that had the fighting skills. He explains he is a fan of MMA and turns out that he is a huge fan of Gina Carano in the sport. He’s been watching her in MMA for a long while and figure she would be perfect for this role.
Steven also explains that Gina will be involved in a few car chases in “Knockout”, but they won’t be that silly fake CGI stuff you see in other movies. The car chases will be more realistic like the car chases you see in real life.
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Sounds way cool. Interesting. This could be a very promising movie and a great action flick if made right. I’m sure it will be great. Gina Carano in car chases and getting into action scenes with her own stunts? Hell yeah. Bring it on.
Since Steven said he’s going to have a cast around her with actors that are more well known so she can be comfortable, Steven would probably go for actors he already worked with in the past. Could Steven get George Clooney? Yes. What about Benicio Del Torro? Yes. He could even get Matt Damon to pair up with her in this flick.
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