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Gina Carano at Superbowl 47 weekend – pics & videos, interview with ESPN & USA Today (*updated 02-05)

Posted by: p0d on February 3, 2013

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Gina Carano promoting Under Armour gear at Superbowl 47 weekend in New Orleans:

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(credit: Paul877, swinjen, & Andrey)
ESPN’s Lynn Hoppes – “Fast & Furious 6” is getting a lot of buzz. What was it like on the set for you?
Gina: “It was a great time watching all these people I grew up watching in movies my whole life. I got to see them in action and see all their different styles and personalities. It was interesting watching them either mesh together or not mesh together! It was really cool. Movies being made is a miracle.“
– You’ve been working a lot lately, with a handful of movies under your belt. I hear you have another one in the can as a starring role also coming out this year?
“That’s ‘In the Blood,’ about me tracking down my kidnapped husband. That was a quick shoot for director John Stockwell. It was one of the most extreme things I’ve done in my life. I had to zipline. I had never ziplined before. And the first time I’m doing it I have someone hanging on me swinging and screaming. It was the coolest and hardest thing I’ve ever done.”
– You’ve starred in a few projects, but what’s the latest on the female version of “The “Expendables”?
“There are several in development now and it’s all about getting the right people and who’s going to be first to the production. You have to get the right cast. It’s a competition right now.”
Speaking of competition, do you ever think of getting back in the ring?
“I am always training, because I love it. But I would have to train specifically with a fight in my mind. That hasn’t entered my mind yet. I’m just preoccupied with my next project. I want to grow in this space. It’s really challenging for me. It’s attractive to me. Not like fighting isn’t. But it’s emotionally painful to act. You want to get better even after people smash you down. You want to be better than you were before.”
– Do you think you were ahead of your time? Now female mixed martial arts is really coming into its own with the arrival of superstar Ronda Rousey.
“I love what’s happening now. I love that Ronda came along and revamped the sport, and she brought it back. It […]

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