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EXCLUSIVE: Mixed martial arts star Cung Le has been set to star in Dragon Eyes, an MMA-themed action crime drama that Joel Silver’s Dark Castle is producing with Courtney Solomon’s After Dark Films. Shooting begins next month in Baton Rouge. Cung Le plays a myst rious man who comes from an impoverished part of New Orleans to unite two warring gangs against the corrupt lawmen who’ve been using them. It’s a modernization of the Kurosawa film Yojimbo. Tim Tori wrote the script.
Cung has been World Middleweight Strike Force champion, and is a former national champ in Shotokan Karate. Since signing with Gersh, he has starred in the Chinese language pic Bodyguards and Assassins, and recently starred opposite Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster in Pandorum.
Dragon Eyes is the second significant project I’ve written about in two weeks revolving around mixed martial arts, following Sony Pictures Entertainment signing on to develop an Allan Loeb-scripted pic that casts Kevin James as a teacher who gets in the Octagon to help his cash-strapped school. Once assailed as “human cock fighting” by Senator John McCain, mixed martial arts has eclipsed boxing in popularity, and I guess it was inevitable that an onslaught of films would follow. I fear that this will be less like the golden era of 70s karate films that followed Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, and more like the short lived flurry of forgettable 90s films that revolved around that sexy Brazilian “forbidden dance” known as Lambada. Prove me wrong, guys!
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BRING IT ON!!! SAYING THAT THE AUDIENCES WILL ONLY SUPPORT ONE MMA MOVIE (FASTEST GROWING SPORT IN THE WORLD FYI) IS LIKE SAYING AFTER ROCKY, NO ONE SHOULD’VE MADE ANOTHER BOXING FILM — guess someone should’ve stopped Scorsese from making Raging Bull three years later.
As a part time MMA fan, these movies featuring somewhat champions (they fight once or twice a year) are pointless. The writing is always bad along with the acting and real MMA fans hardly go and watch but download it instead.
my son has spent thousands of my hard-earned dollars on MMA events, games, toys. looking forward to lining some hollywood pockets too!
If anyone can make the transition, it’s Cung Le. I worked in creative at WWE for a few years and we talked to him several times trying to bring him over to the dark side. He’s sharp, articulate, glib and savvy. Here’s hoping he finds success.
This will suck
i like cung le because he is always grateful for his success and most importantly, he broke frank shamrock’s arm during a match.
Wake me when Tony Jaa leaves his monastery and makes a Joel Silver film.
Jaa’s busy getting his fingers chopped off by the Thai mafia…
Cung also has an awesome fight scene playing Marshall Law in the upcoming Tekken movie, which I heard Anchor Bay is releasing theatrically in March.
Cung le is great to watch on the big screen in a movie or a live fight, stop complaining and enjoy or simply don’t watch. Here in Australia we enjoy everything he has put out there. Cung le is a great entertainer.
Can’t wait to see Cung Le in more movies. I have deepest admiration for this man who has remained grounded & humble. Not only do fans get to see him in the octagon, play his video games, see him on the big screen. You can even salute to him in his own gym. Way to go!
Cung is the best and he will do great in this film. Kevin James is also a great actor. Cant wait to see this film.
AWESOME!!! Guaranteed awesome fight scenes
Cung Le is a talent that will get the right vehicle to make him a huge film star. He’s charismatic and he can act! Oh yeah he can fight too!
Marshall Law? Tekken? Jaa? Anchor Bay?
What the fuck is wrong with you?
Cung Le is the only MMA fighter that can pull these movies off. He is appreciative for all that has happened in his life. Also, as a mentor of mine, he was my coach for 2 years. He has the emotion, the drive, the fight to succeed in everything he sets his mind too. I see more and more movies he will be in in his future
Indeed.
Cung Le represents the combat arts with honor… his life with honor… and, now, the entertainment industry with honor… I’m sure this will be an excellent film
I have worked with Cung Le and he is a great personality as well as talent… I will definitely go watch this movie because he is in it.
An action drama in the MMA world? Sounds like fun. With Cung Le? Even better!
Not many fighters can transition to becoming an actor but if you have seen him in pandorum. U have your answer Cung is a natural actor however i know he’s in shape ready and wanted to fight again this year. Not too keen on that fantasy football stuff thou
Cung Le is the real deal! If you have seen any film with Cung you are impressed, it is not the typical MMA fighter performance. Granted, there are not a lot of great MMA movies on record. With more film opportunites I think he will change a lot of minds. He reminds me of a modern day Bruce Lee. Extremely humble, grounded and talented. Not to mention one of the most vicious and entertaining fighters on the planet, even Dana White would like to get his hands on C.L. as seen on YouTube. I am excited to see what comes next! And to any disbelievers what are you up to lately? It takes guts to put yourself out there in the public eye, to be torn to shreds by regular joes.
I don’t watch any kind of sports except MMA fighting and UFC fighting. Cung is talented and is grateful for his success. He doesn’t go around all puffed up about himself like so many athletes and hollywood celebrities. This guy is the real deal! Cung is going to KICK BUTT in this movie! I will be watching for sure.
Cung is the real deal, one of the best fighters to ever come along – and has proved it in real competition. I’d love to see this happen.
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This will be awesome. Can’t wait to see Cung on the big screen again.
hey cung le huge fighting fan sounds like a interesting movie hope theres nice fight scenes