First image released from Steven Soderbergh’s MMA action spy thriller Haywire

Relativity Media has released the official first look for Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming action thriller Haywire. Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano makes her feature film debut, starring in the film and performing her own stunts. Haywire’s cast also includes Channing Tatum (GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra), Ewan McGregor (The Ghost Writer), Michael Fassbender ….

Relativity to release the Steven Soderbergh action-thriller Haywire

Relativity Media announced that it has nabbed the North American rights to release the action-thriller Haywire, directed by Oscar-winner Steven Soderbergh (Traffic), and will release it on January 20, 2012. Mixed martial arts (MMA) superstar Gina Carano (American Gladiators) makes her feature film debut, starring and performing her own stunts in Haywire. The film’s eclectic ….

Michael Jai White and director Ben Ramsey to appear at Blood & Bone museum screening

Blood and Bone was the 2009 directorial debut of Ben Ramsey, an African-American screenwriter and martial artist, and stars Michael Jai White, karate champion and movie star. The all-star martial arts ensemble features White as Isaiah Bone, a drifter and skilled fighter who’s just out of prison, and is introduced to the Los Angeles underground ….

Soderbergh says Knockout to contain “ultra-realistic” action

Empire Magazine caught up with Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, and chatted him up regarding the upcoming action-spy-thriller Knockout, which is being developed around its star, female MMA fighter Gina Carano. Knockout certainly isn’t what movie-goers have come to expect from Soderbergh, although he is known for mixing up his palette, having directed films as varied ….