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Carano’s movie “Haywire” pushed back
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We finally have some sort of news, but the news isn’t great for us Gina fans. We have to wait yet longer to see her first movie, Haywire!.
It looks like the wait for Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller “Haywire” might be a bit longer than expected. According to our sources, the tentatively scheduled January 2011 date will not go ahead as planned, as the film is now reportedly changing distributors.
From what we hear, Lionsgate will no longer be handling “Haywire,” with Overture taking over the film’s North American release. Ryan Kavanaugh (who produced the film via his Relativity Media shingle) acquired the financially ailing Overture earlier this summer, so the reason for the distribution switch seems obvious. The move is interesting since Kavanaugh had a “put deal” in place with Lionsgate and Soderbergh was eager and confident in the abilities of execs Tim Palen and Joe Drake to make sure the genre film was given the right marketing push. No word yet on details around the switch but what we’ve been told is that the distribution change now means the film is currently eyeing a late March or early April 2011 release.
Even though the film is switching hands, we should be ready for some marketing material to arrive soon. We’re told that the excellent designer Neil Kellerhouse, who created posters for “The Girlfriend Experience,” “The Social Network” and a number of DVD covers for The Criterion Collection, has created a poster for “Haywire” which should be coming soon. Also, Soderbergh is planning to put six minutes of the film on YouTube in which the film’s star and mixed martial-artist Gina Carano will apparently “destroy” one of her male co-stars. We can’t wait.
With an all-star cast featuring Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton, Michael Angarano, Matthieu Kassovitz, Channing Tatum and Antonio Banderas we probably don’t have to tell you this one can’t hit theaters soon enough.
source: The Playlist
Chime in and let us know how you feel about this? I know for one thing….I CAN’T wait til we see that clip on Youtube! Bring it on already…
Gina Carano always has home with Strikeforce, but no return date in sight
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Once one of the most-followed mixed-martial-arts fighters of any gender, Gina Carano has all but disappeared from the public eye following her August 2009 Strikeforce title loss to Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and subsequent acting gig.
Carano, who appears in famed director Steven Soderbergh’s 2011 film release “Knockout,” hasn’t fought professionally since that loss, which was the first of her career.
And though she isn’t booked for any upcoming shows, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) he hopes to have her back shortly.
“We will be reaching out to her soon,” Coker said after Saturday’s latest Showtime-televised event. “She’s still part of the family.
“We miss you Gina.”
After the collapse of EliteXC, Carano signed with Strikeforce, who put together the fight with Santos, in 2009. The Carano-Santos bout actually had been long teased by EliteXC, and the pieces finally were put in place for the matchup. But the organization’s financial collapse and promotional demise scrapped the long-awaited bout.
Strikeforce officials, though, eventually signed both competitors and put the fight in the main event of their August 2009 show. (Just how big was the fight? It earned top billing over title fights of Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Gegard Mousasi and Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida.)
Unfortunately for Carano, Santos continued her hot streak and posted her eight consecutive win after earning the TKO victory in the final second of the first round.
The loss spoiled Carano’s perfect 7-0 record.
Despite the now-near-yearlong layoff, Carano remains a top draw, and the 28-year-old certainly would be a welcome addition to any of Strikeforce’s upcoming CBS-televised cards.
But as of now, her return date is unknown.
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Scott Coker Discusses Women’s MMA & Gina Carano
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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
