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candid pic: Gina Carano in Ireland
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Gina Carano in Dublin, Ireland for filming of “Knockout”.
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New casting and plot details for ‘Knockout’ *updated 01/10
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Sources close to the project have confirmed to The Playlist that the principal cast members supporting Carano include Michael Fassbender (“Inglourious Basterds,” “Hunger”), Ewan McGregor, Dennis Quaid, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum and in current talks to join the cast, Antonio Banderas.
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However, it looks like the original concept, — a girl from the wrong side of the tracks who is given a second chance to use her skills for constructive purposes — having gone through the gestation/inception stage was eventually rethought and cast aside (both filmmaker and writer felt that it had “been done”).
Ultimately, “Knockout” is now more of a revenge action-spy thriller. Essentially it’s hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and especially one who kicks serious ass. Double crossed by someone on her own team, Mallory Kane (Carano)— a black ops super soldier — seeks to uncover who has set her up to take the fall for a job that goes bad and involves a murder.
Women Fighting: Carano, Couture, and Shamrock
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According to MMA veteran Randy Couture, some of the most exciting fights on the card tend to be the female fights. SHOWTIME Sports brings together Couture, Gina Carano, and Frank Shamrock to chat about women in MMA: how they train, how they fight, and the intensity they bring to the sport.
