Oh, I’ll believe it. Come on, tell me. Jason Statham? Vin Diesel? The Rock? Um … Linda Hamilton?
Las Vegas headliner Kevin James is heading for a showdown in a Las Vegas UFC octagon.
A big UFC fan, James, who starred in “The King of Queens”, will be cast in the lead role as a Boston physics teacher who wants to save a friend’s job amid budget cuts.
James’ character moonlights as a mixed martial arts fighter in the as-yet-untitled Sony film. James has trained with MMA legend Randy Couture.
Sweet Marie. The only thing that can save this is if Jerry Stiller plays his manager. Thanks, Norm. I think.
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Weekends don’t count unless you spend them doing something completely pointless. #Calvinandhobbeswisdom
ABOUT LAST NIGHT
What you missed while plowing through a bag of Strawberry Cheetos …
* Back in the day, the Osmond Brothers’ dance teacher was … Chuck Norris?
* So you think you’re cool? Not compared to Terry Pratchett, you’re not.
* Letterman’s fake Mike Singletary bits are getting old. Wait … that’s really Mike Singletary?
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TODAY IN MARK TRAIL …
Don’t worry. As you can see in panel 2, his evil plan is about to be thwarted by … Squirrel Zorro!
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- beau - Sep 21, 2010 at 10:28 PM
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It sounds funny if you don’t follow MMA.
If you do, you know Kevin James has been a fan (and more importantly, seriously trained in MMA – Brazilian JJ if I remember correctly – for some time). I think he could do a great job in the movie, depending on the angle of the flick.
Just do a little googling to find out for yourself.
