A new mixed martial arts film is in the works from actress Blake Lively and director Nick Cassevetes.
The film titled “Bruised” was announced this week in Cannes with Lively attached to star in the MMA themed movie written by Michelle Rosenfarb.
According to Deadline, Lively will play “Jackie, a single mother working two jobs and a disgraced MMA fighter who has been up against the ropes her entire life. When the authorities threaten to take her young son away from her, she must get back in the cage for one last chance to fight for redemption and give her son the life she always wanted”.