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Official Fast 6 Synopsis & on-set pics & video update
Due for release on 24th May 2013, “Fast & Furious 6″ can’t come soon enough for fans of the franchise. Universal studios has now released the official synopsis: “Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in “Fast & Furious 6.” Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet, fan favorites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans & Gina Carano. Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete. Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again. Building on the worldwide blockbuster success of Fast Five and taking the action, stunts and narrative to even greater heights, “Fast & Furious 6″ sees director Justin Lin back behind the camera for the fourth time. He is supported by longtime producers Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel, who welcome producer Clayton Townsend back to the series.” For more info on the film, and to keep up to date with all the latest news, visit the official website: http://www.thefastandthefurious.com/
Haywire Portrait Session
Gina posed for a portrait session while promoting the film “Haywire” in California on the 7th January 2012. Check out the pictures in the gallery:
Gina Carano’s Coach: Gina Not Fighting Yet
Gil Martinez, Gina’s boxing coach speaks about Gina’s return to the cage.
Gina Carano and Tara LaRosa Cageside
Saturday, 12 February – Strikeforce event in New Jersey. Fighters Gina Carano and Tara LaRosa were snapped cageside. Thanks to P0D for this picture with Josh.
Gina at Ultimate Martial Arts
This event took place in Summer 2009. Thanks to aiki_chick for the link.
Gina Carano: ‘I’m going to keep my clothes on for a while’
MMA star Gina Carano is one of the cover subjects of ESPN The Magazine’s new “Body Issue,” captured in an eye-opening image in which she is seen topless (with her left arm discreetly covering her breasts) and displaying quite an assortment of abdominal muscles. Before Tuesday night’s Women’s Sports Foundation dinner at the Waldorf I asked her what she thought of how it came out. “I’m a very shy individual,” she said. “I did like it, but I don’t really show off my body that much. It was a shocker. My whole family was like, ‘OK, OK, is that it? No more.’ I was like, ‘Yeah, no more, no more.’ “I did love being a part of it because it was such a unique issue with a bunch of different people’s bodies. I’m a curvy person. I’ve got meat on me. Maybe, hopefully, little girls out there see my body and can be inspired by that, too. It gives them something else to look at. “It was all good. But I’m just a shy person, so it’s a little bit hard. It was beautiful, but I’m shy. No more. I’m going to keep my clothes on for a while, I think.” Carano said she was honored to be included in the Foundation’s 30th annual dinner fundraiser. “Last year I came here and my sport wasn’t really recognized, but I was so inspired by all the female stories and just being around it that I was like, ‘I really hope I get an invitation next year,’ just to represent my sport, to be a part of it. I feel really blessed to be a part of it.” Source: Newsday.com
Scott Coker Discusses Women’s MMA & Gina Carano
Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker spoke with MMARising.com, about remaining focused on developing women’s MMA. There’s also been a lot of speculation as to whether or not Gina will be returning to the cage, so I’ve quoted a segment that deals with this: On a final note, Coker addressed the future of women’s MMA postergirl Gina Carano, who is currently filming a movie and is said to be involved in a second big-budget film this year. “[Carano] still has a home here with Strikeforce and we look forward to her return,” said Coker, who stated that he would reach out to Carano when she had returned home and taken some time off after filming had wrapped. “Cung [Le] waited about 18 months before he came back, so let [Carano] go be a movie star for now.” Contrary to reports that have suggested otherwise, Carano’s contract is a multi-fight, multi-year deal that extends well beyond what some have speculated. Coker looks forward to Carano’s return and believes that she will be part of the company’s bright future. It’s a great interview, and worth the read, so check it out here: MMARising.com
Gina On Askmen.com List
Gina came in at #68 in the “Top 99 Most Desirable Women of 2010 list by askmen.com Why She’s No. 68 Imagine starting up a conversation with a woman in a bar only to have her respond to the inevitable “So what to you do?” with “I’m a professional mixed martial arts fighter.” Gina Carano, known by many as the “Face of Women’s MMA,” started her fighting career by training in Muay Thai and won her first MMA match by submission against Tonya Evinger by using a rear naked choke. As sexy as “rear naked choke” sounds, rest assured, you don’t want to get on Gina’s bad side (which is why you probably voted for her this year to bump her up from her No. 73 ranking on our Top 99 list last year). If you saw her on a recent cover for ESPN the Magazine’s Body Issue, you know that the girl packs serious punch, quite literally. But the ring and magazine covers aren’t the only places where you can see this femme fatale; look for her in Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming spy thriller Knockout. Hey, if the director can find raw talent in the likes of fellow Top 99er Sasha Grey, we’re curious to find out how Carano will flex her acting muscle. Source: Askmen.com
The Top 10 Stories of the Past 10 Years
Gina secured #9 on the list. For the rest of the top 10 visit Sherdog.com 9. Gina Carano (2007-Present) Not women’s MMA, but Gina Carano. An important distinction. Prior to Carano’s EliteXC debut in 2007, the idea of hosting female fighters was seen as too absurdly progressive for a sport that still nauseated a good portion of mass media. If they couldn’t accept men exchanging blood, observers figured, seeing a woman mounted and pummeled might be cause for a defibrillator. “Conviction” — the daughter of football great Glen Carano — rejected that sexist attitude not by challenging it, but by ignoring it. She conducted herself as a fighter, displaying sharp skills in the ring and presenting herself as an articulate personality outside of it. Her looks? Absolutely a factor, but curiosity would’ve quickly given way to disgust if she had nothing to offer as an athlete. It’s rare for any sports figure to have the weight of an entire genre on their shoulders. Even Ali, in rewriting boxing’s history, was still toiling in an institution that had a past before him and would have a future after him. But try to find even one piece about the females of the sport without a mention of Carano. She didn’t just define a division: She was the division.
Gina Carano, Randy Couture to Be Featured in ESPN’s ‘Body Issue’
Gina Carano and Randy Couture will be among the 30 male and female professional athletes posing nude or semi-nude in ESPN The Magazine’s first “Body Issue,” which hits newsstands on Oct. 9. Couture’s cauliflower ear will be the focus of his spread and Carano will be posing semi-nude in “The Bodies We Want” photo section. “You really get an idea of everything these guys and gals go through and the toll it takes sometimes,” said Sue Hovey, the executive editor of ESPN The Magazine. “Randy has a very interesting looking ear, known as a cauliflower ear, and I think that when you’ll see it, you’ll realize that this guy goes through a lot to do what he loves.” Major names from the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, NASCAR, tennis and boxing will also be featured in the special issue, which will be released once a year. And yes, private parts will be strategically covered up. “These athletes, they were very brave because we were asking to look at some of the more visually vulnerable places on their body,” said Gary Belsky, editor in chief of ESPN The Magazine. Carano hasn’t been heard from much since she lost to Cris Cyborg in August. It was announced earlier this month that she will be appearing in Oscar-award winning director Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming film, Knockout. Couture recently lost to Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 102. He is scheduled to face Brandon Vera in the main event of UFC 105 on Nov. 14. Ever since The Magazine put Chuck Liddell on its cover in May 2007, it has been consistent in shining a bit of the sports spotlight on MMA. Nice to see two of the sport’s bigger names featured in this unique issue. Source: MMA Fanhouse
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