Tom Hardy's Warrior

[meth head]

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When we brought you the first image from Gavin O’ Connor’s (Pride and Glory) Warrior almost one year ago, there was minimal buzz surrounding the film. Flash-forward to the present and Warrior is a “Tom Hardy film.” Now, thanks to Lionsgate sending us some updated information, we know that Warrior is a “Tom Hardy film” that will be released later this year on September 9th.

Briefly, Warrior tells the story of a troubled ex-marine (Hardy) who returns to his hometown. While there, he faces obstacles regarding his broken family while preparing to fight in an MMA tournament. To check out a detailed synopsis as well as a hi-res image from the film, hit the jump. In addition to Hardy, Warrior also stars Nick Nolte, Noah Emmerich (The Truman Show), Joel Edgerton (Smokin’ Aces), and Jennifer Morrison (Star Trek).


Here’s the detailed synopsis for Warrior:

Two brothers face the fight of a lifetime – and the wreckage of their broken family – within the brutal, high-stakes world of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighting in Lionsgate’s action/drama, WARRIOR.

An ex-Marine haunted by a tragic past, Tommy Riordan returns to his hometown of Pittsburgh and enlists his father, a recovered alcoholic and his former coach, to train him for an MMA tournament awarding the biggest purse in the history of the sport. As Tommy blazes a violent path towards the title prize, his brother, Brendan, a former MMA fighter unable to make ends meet as a public school teacher, returns to the amateur ring to provide for his family. Even though years have passed, recriminations and past betrayals keep Brendan bitterly estranged from both Tommy and his father.

But when Brendan’s unlikely rise as an underdog sets him on a collision course with Tommy, the two brothers must finally confront the forces that tore them apart, all the while waging the most intense, winner-takes-all battle of their lives

 

[wofford29]

Sounds like an updated Bloodsport.

 

[plasmid303]

Maybe it'll make a better impression on screen than on page, because like Wofford said it sounds familiar. But it has Tom Hardy, so I won't write it off completely.

 

[Yodee]

MMA and tom hardy nice...

 

[PsychoCenobite]

I've been looking forward to seeing a trailer for this! :thumbs:

I really like Tom Hardy and this looks like it could be good (a bit like Rocky and The Fighter):

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PsychoCenobite

 

[wofford29]

This is getting rave reviews. I'm looking forward to it now.

 

[cokebabies]

This looked like it could either be great or a real dud, so I'm glad to hear early feedback is good.

I wonder if Hardy will pull out any of his greased-up-naked fighting movies from Bronson.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

Saw this earlier today. Pretty good movie. Nothing special, but Tom Hardy was good in it. Also, the fights were pretty realistic looking.

 

[BuddyGus]

Saw this tonight. Good flick. Hardy was good and so was the other guy.

And hardy looked huge, no worries about hardy's bane.

 

[meth head]

Really really looking forward to catching this in 2 weeks time

 

[Ash Housewares]

Has no one here been to see this? One of the best films this year IMO. Enjoyed it alot more than Drive. At least something happened in this.

 

[scarecrow jim]

Went to this this today and was very impressed, Hardy, Edgerton and Nolte were all fantastic.

 

[intothevoid]

Gonna try and watch this next weekend

 

[EVILFACE]

Has no one here been to see this? One of the best films this year IMO. Enjoyed it alot more than Drive. At least something happened in this.

Looking at the Box Office, no one did.

 

[BuddyGus]

Great flick. I can't wait for the bluray release.

 

[POWER1010]

I liked this more than "The Fighter"!!

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Looking at the Box Office, no one did.

 

[Grange Wallis]

I just saw this this weekend... It's now easily in my top favourite and is a better fighter movie than Rocky and the fighter in my opinion... But he feels like a combination of both of them around the modern sport of MMA, which I don't watch or follow.

But the acting and the action was so well done. So well done. I teared up in the end of the film. deserves a few Oscar nods in my opinion!

 

[BuddyGus]

Blu ray on the 20th. Can't wait to see it again. Great movie.

 

[woggle33]

Ive pre-ordered this and can't wait , it didn't do much in the box office but both the film magazines total film + Empire gave it a 4 and 5 out of 5 .