Report: Zack Snyder indicators on to direct MMA film ‘Brawler’ with UFC, Saudi backing

An upcoming function movie will likely be squarely centered on the octagon with an A-Checklist director on the helm.

Zack Snyder will direct “Brawler,” which reportedly will likely be a couple of Los Angeles man’s rise within the UFC. In accordance with a report from Selection, Snyder will co-write the function and produce alongside UFC CEO Dana White and Turki Alalshikh, Saudi Arabia’s chair of the Basic Leisure Authority.

Snyder lengthy has been a fixture at UFC occasions, and now he’ll carry what he is aware of concerning the UFC’s model of leisure to the large display screen.

“They’re each very obsessed with this challenge to indicate followers what it takes to turn into a UFC champion,” White stated in an announcement revealed by Ring Journal, which Alalshikh bought in 2024. “It’s an extremely bold challenge and I sit up for seeing it come to life.”

No manufacturing, casting or launch timetables have been introduced for the challenge.

Snyder made his directorial debut with “Daybreak of the Useless” greater than 20 years in the past and adopted it with the extremely acclaimed “300,” which he co-wrote. His work on the motion sequences in “300” alone might serve him nicely directing MMA combat scenes, it might be presumed.

In later years, he grew to become a little bit of a polarizing title within the trade, at the least amongst followers who argued over his takes on DC Comics legendary characters like Superman in “Man of Metal” and Batman. However most notably, he directed the 2017 “Justice League,” however left mid-project after the dying of his daughter. He acquired lone directing credit score, however stated little or no of his unique minimize was retained. A model of the movie was put out in 2021 that’s his model, and the consensus reception from followers and critics alike was much better than the unique.

“Behind each nice fighter is the story of how they acquired there,” Snyder acknowledged. “UFC is the world chief in fight sports activities and I’m honored to be partnering with them to inform this unimaginable story.”