Media Bisping will be LEAD ACTOR in boxing movie

[Dionysian]

"Bisping will play Kenney “The Beast” Breen, “an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer with a record of 11-85-0 who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself.”

Sounds kind of awesome. Excited to see this, hope Bisping has the acting chops to pull it off.

Same. I know nothing about acting but assume that, like most things in life, you have to do it for a long time to be very good at it, not unlike MMA or any other skillset. That being said I don't expect Michael to be any good at it, just like I wouldn't expect an actor to come in and win their first MMA fight. Maybe he'll surprise but yeah, tall order.

 

[daltonames]

Nonetheless, Couture and Bas aren't really playing lead. And can't really judge a film's quality by its budget... though I don't see any budding Aronofsky involved in this one.

No but there's certainly a difference between being the lead in a small movie, and a big movie. or being in a prime time TV show. shrug.

 

[daltonames]

Cowboy is in Sunny? Only watched till Season 6 so far.

Yea, keep an eye out for the "fight milk" episode.

 

[daltonames]

Nonetheless, Couture and Bas aren't really playing lead. And can't really judge a film's quality by its budget... though I don't see any budding Aronofsky involved in this one.

They aren't but, playing the lead in a small indie film to me is not the same level as being in a feature film or on a popular TV show. shrug.

 

[BluntForceTrama]

God bless Bisping


Seriously a good dude

 

[ralek4grammy]

Same. I know nothing about acting but assume that, like most things in life, you have to do it for a long time to be very good at it, not unlike MMA or any other skillset. That being said I don't expect Michael to be any good at it, just like I wouldn't expect an actor to come in and win their first MMA fight. Maybe he'll surprise but yeah, tall order.

Some guys just "have it". See Barkhad Abdi in Captain Philips: "Was working as a chauffeur when he was cast in Captain Phillips (2013). He had no previous acting experience or any aspirations to become an actor."

 

[fortheo]

Hopefully he's been getting acting classes or something. Is the boxer going to be british, or will he need a fake accent?

 

[5thDimensionMMA]

lol "journeyman" thats what ppl were callin bisping until he KOd rockhold n became champ,regardless he was considered a journeyman.

 

[cheesus]

I wouldn't get your hopes up, he looked pretty woeful in some of the movies I've seen in him. I doubt this movie will be backed by a good production company or director, probably a b grade straight to DVD. He was recently in a movie based on Lenny McClean, shame they butchered that movie, Guy Ritchie should of been the director, great injustice of a great story on an intense man.

 

[brainz]

It's already been done. Is it a remake?


https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5314118/

 

[josp1]

Glad for him!

However, when Woodley is not wooing us with his masterful singing, he's no slouch on the silver screen either:

Nothing but systemic racism keeps him from being an A-lister.

Wow that made me laugh. Well played

 

[TheBulletwithWings]

oh, it's very good. Soderbergh directs, and it's rated 80% on RT.

Rotten tomatoes is a horrible scale to go off.

 

[Captain Herb]

Hope he's not counting on an Oscar

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

I hope there's subtitles.

 

[Goat St Pierre]

Respect to Bisping, one of the best Middleweights ever

 

[BangBang]

Can't wait to see your reaction when it's revealed that this is a silent movie.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Went to theater to see this

and own this

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Damn dubbs^ just realized i posted a french poster it's from xXx Return of Xander gae..

 

[D 1 Wrestler]

Id go with Carano being in Deadpool and Mandolirian.

Nah Batista

 

[Memeojima]

Straight to DVD