Oscar-winner Russell Crowe is crossing over to MMA for a brand new movie that additionally features a partnership with ONE Championship.
The movie titled The Beast in Me stars Daniel MacPherson (A Wrinkle in Time, Basis, Infini) as an out-of-work former MMA fighter who suffers a private tragedy involving his brother. With the assistance of a veteran coach performed by Crowe, he units out to avenge his brother by popping out of retirement to compete for ONE.
Selection first reported the information.
The film, directed by Tyler Atkins, is about to take the manufacturing abroad with plans to movie on the upcoming ONE Friday Fights card on Jan. 24 from Bangkok, Thailand’s Affect Enviornment. Along with the MMA motion being filmed through the occasion, the ONE Championship card additionally serves as a backdrop for different scenes happening all through combat week.
ONE CEO Chatri Sityodtong can also be anticipated to look within the manufacturing together with choose fighters from the roster.
“I’m thrilled to be partnering with the star-studded solid and manufacturing workforce behind The Beast In Me,” Sityodtong stated in a press release. “I’m assured ONE is the perfect platform to assist inform their story of grit, perseverance, and dedication.
“We can not wait to host their total workforce in Bangkok at a ONE Friday Fights combat week in January.”
Along with starring within the movie, Crowe, who took dwelling the Academy Award for Greatest Actor in 2001 for his function in Gladiator, truly co-wrote the script for The Beast in Me alongside David Frigerio after they beforehand collaborated collectively on the army motion thriller Land of Unhealthy.
Manufacturing on the movie is anticipated to begin in late 2024 and proceed into 2025 with the ONE Championship occasion from Thailand.