Rebel Moon director Zack Snyder is rumoured to be creating a movie set on the planet of the UFC as his next undertaking.

Zack Snyder has spent the final decade making films about comic-book superheroes, rampaging zombies, and epic area conflicts, however might his next undertaking take him into the world of the UFC?

According to Jordan Ruimy at World of Reel, Snyder could also be able to deliver the UFC to the large display. Zach Baylin (King Richard) has reportedly penned the screenplay with Snyder, with the complete cooperation of UFC president Dana White. The undertaking isn’t arrange at Netflix and is deliberate to be a theatrical movie. The workforce has been taking a look at areas such as Riyadh in Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas, and the report even states that Adam Driver has been “approached” to star within the movie. It’s nonetheless very early, so nothing has been confirmed.

Earlier this 12 months, Snyder instructed Reel Blend that his next movie can be smaller, not less than in comparison with one thing like Rebel Moon. “I’m trying to do a small movie right now,” Snyder stated. “I’m not going to say what it is, but I was, like, can I just do a movie without any visual effects in it for like five minutes?” A UFC movie would match the invoice whereas nonetheless maintaining with the director’s motion aesthetic.

The UFC held a main occasion in Saudi Arabia this summer time, and Turki Alalshikh, chairman of the General Entertainment Authority, instantly stated he wished to get Snyder to direct a UFC movie. “I want to have a meeting with him [Dana White] and director Zack Snyder – he’s a friend. We want to talk about doing big movie about the UFC like ‘Cinderella Man’ or something like this,” Alalshikh stated. “I’ll attempt to persuade Zack Snyder; he preferred the thought and persuade additionally Dana.“

The director’s newest undertaking is Twilight of the Gods, a daring and bloody animated imaginative and prescient of Norse mythology about a warrior with an axe to grind in opposition to the gods. The collection premiered on Netflix final month, and even our personal Steve Seigh liked it, notably the animation. “The animation in Twilight of the Gods is staggeringly beautiful at all times,” Seigh wrote. “While the series boasts a unique look, its style combines Samurai Jack and Cartoon Saloon’s The Secret of Kells elements. The result is something memorable, vibrant, and bold.” He additionally talked about that the present is “as mature as it gets, with gory violence, full-frontal nudity, coarse language, and sex scenes unafraid to give another meaning to ‘thrusting one’s blade.’” You can try the remainder of his overview proper right here.

Could you see Zack Snyder taking the helm of a UFC movie?