Lionsgate TV, Paramount+ Develop Series Based On ‘Warrior’; Gavin O’Connor To Direct, MMA Icon Daniel Cormier & Gina Rodriguez Circling
EXCLUSIVE: Gavin O’Connor will turn his 2011 fight film Warrior into a 10-episode limited series for Lionsgate Television, which has made a deal with Paramount+ to develop it. O’Connor is in talks with retired two-time UFC champion Daniel Cormier and Gina Rodriguez to play two of the four main combatants culminating in mixed martial arts matches.