Never Surrender DVD Trailer Starring Lots of MMA Fighters
Thanks to the UFC, the sport of mixed martial arts is pretty huge right now, as evidenced by the number of Hollywood movies that star MMA fighters or involve MMA in some way. Movies like Never Back Down, Redbelt and the upcoming Fighting have been marketing themselves partially based on the fighting style, while action movies like The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior have started casting MMA fighters as the new b-movie stars.
This month, Lionsgate is upping the ante with a direct-to-DVD movie called Never Surrender that stars a number of big name MMA fighters including Georges St. Pierre, Hector Echavarria, Anderson Silva and B.J. Penn. The plot revolves around an MMA world champion who gets lured into the illegal world of underground cage fighting in pursuit of vengeance for the death of his brother. The movie was written and directed by Hector Echavarria himself, so it seems a safe assumption that it will be heavy on the fighting and light on acting and story. Still… could this be the new Bloodsport? What do you think about the trend of MMA fighters making the transition to the big screen? Never Surrender hits stores on April 28th.
Comments (15)
What do I think about the trend of MMA fighters making th transition to the big screen? I think it’s stupid. Is there anyone who thinks otherwise???
No, this will not be the next bloodsport because Jean-Claude VanDouche will look like M. Brando compared to these meatheads.
Posted by Shut-Up Ed on April 2nd, 2009Yeah….I’m a huge fan of the sport of MMA, but this movie looks like garbage.
I think, that like many sports, good films can potentially be made based around the sport of Mixed Martial Arts, but maybe not yet.
There isn’t A huge legacy behind MMA at this point, and the sport itself is still evolving and still working to gain legitimacy within the general public and the mainstream sports community. If movies are to be made of any quality I think they need to be much more character driven at this point.
I think these “low rent” movies actually kind of hurt the sport, and it doesn’t help when they are shot like pornos. lol.
Are you sure this movie is direct to DVD? Looks a bit like it might premier on Cinemax first.
Don’t know, could be wrong….
Posted by James Dead on April 2nd, 2009What exactly is the movie about? I didn’t get a lick of story from that trailer. MMA fighters in movies are no different than wrestlers or bodybuilders making the transition and they’ve become huge stars. This however looks like it’s for hard core fans only.
Posted by swarez on April 2nd, 2009A movie staring this many hollow dipshits will need a very high ratio of perfectly performed karate moves set in slow motion to even fill 90 minutes. Maybe they can show some money falling on a car engine for filler.
Posted by spider79 on April 2nd, 2009hows this mma movie? solid they got all these great fighters to act, or try at least
Posted by cstands on April 2nd, 2009Must… not… make… Chuck Norris reference!!!
Posted by Shut-Up Ed on April 2nd, 2009Jesus, MMA is such a joke. There is really no difference between it and the WWE now, except at least Ric Flair was fun to watch.
Posted by Justice on April 3rd, 2009I wanna Download this movie!!!
Somebody help me!!!!
Posted by Rodrigão do Boxe on April 6th, 2009the trailer looks pretty goood no they arent Tom Cruises but i am buying it when they releasing it????
the wwe is in this direct to video the ufc guy are for real tough muthers i cant wait to see this
Posted by bobo on April 9th, 2009Really!? Really!? I thought that crappy Karate Kid rip-off “Never Back Down” was bad. Now this!? The UFC started as the biggest infomercial for Martial Arts, one style vs. another style. Than, thanks to Meatheads like Tito Ortiz, it’s turned into human cock-fighting where any semblance of a true martial art has faded far into the background.
The bottom line, this “movie” is going to make a joke out of the UFC & MMA and destroy any credibility it may have had. That’s right boys, take your places next to Hulk Hogan, and all the other WWF, oooh, sorry, “WWE” meat heads who’ve sold their souls. Great job, guys! Great Job!
Posted by Black_Dog on April 13th, 2009you all shut keep your dumbass opinions to yourself until you’ve actually seen the movie…i mean of course it wasnt that great acting wise, their fighters not actors…if u think its gonna be dumb then dont fckn watch it…but i must say its action packed and they did a decent job of making it…and as for your last paragraph black_dog why dont you watch the movie Wrestler..maybe then you’d have a little more respect for what those people do for a living instead of sitting on your computer bashing them because the’ve done something you could only dream of…good movie..watch it…im done
Posted by stfu on April 16th, 2009right on stfu. Justice, bobo, and others would get knocked the fuck out quick. dont believe me go find a mma fighter, talk your shit and wake up in the hospital. bitches
Posted by bret on May 7th, 2009sorry bobo, i meant Black_Dogterd, and justice
Posted by bret on May 7th, 2009HOW ABOUT NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN FILMED GAYEST MOVIE EVER THE FIGHTERS ARE BARELY IN IT MAYBE TOTAL OF LIKE 9 MIN ALTOGETHER AND FILMING SUCKS AND ACTING SUCKS AND MOSTLY A SOFTCORE PORN+ LOL MOVIE SUCKS
Posted by Joe on June 13th, 2009Well lets see, we have muscles, fighting, tits and
Posted by flashpoint77nyc on July 28th, 2009mugging galore, this isn’t a movie, it’s a music video
for homoerotica and the fans who love it. I will never
understand why anyone thinks pseudo hyper-masculinity is bankable. Those days are “long” gone, when Bogart, Cagney, and Edward G. Robinson ruled the silver screen, and those guys made it believable and entertaining, because they were REAL men, and real actors. Even Jim Brown during the 1970’s, can put these “cromagnuts” to shame. Get back to the mats and pummel each other to
oblivion, at least it’s real!
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