At any rate, since a lot of you probably havenât heard of the movie yet, âNever Back Downâ is essentially a MMA version of âKarate Kid.â Obviously they arenât exactly the same movies, but they have a lot of the same archetype characters. And in âNever Back Down,â Cam Gigandet channels his inner William Zabka to play his part. I actually asked
Anyway, the reason I believe
Since you all know how I interview peopleâ¦you can assume correctly that I got Cam to talk about all of these projects. But before getting the interview, hereâs the synopsis of âNever Back Downâ and a link to the movie clips I already posted.
Jake Tylerâs (Sean Faris) the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to
Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard), Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua (played by Djimon Hounsou).
It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is.
- How did he come to the project
- Did he try and work in any Karate Kid Cobra Kai stuff
- What was the experience like filming
- Does he have any MMA training
- Twilight talk â was he familiar with the books
- He talks about his next film which is the David Goyer project called Unborn