"Movie star" will apparently be the next descriptor for Gina Carano.The popular athlete who has been a Muay Thai fighter, MMA fighter, American Gladiator and magazine model is reportedly set to star in a spy thriller being helmed by Oscar-award winning director Steven Soderbergh.
The film's title seems apt: Knockout.
Carano, who recently suffered her first MMA loss in first-round TKO at the hands of Cris Cyborg, will play the lead in the action flick, which will begin production in January, according to Variety.com.
Carano is 7-1 in her MMA career. She made her feature film debut in 2009's Blood & Bone, but Knockout would be her first starring role. The film, which will be shot in Ireland, Turkey and the U.S., will reportedly be about a woman who "gets a second chance to use her skills for constructive purposes," Variety wrote.
She'll be in good hands. Soderbergh won a "Best Director" Oscar in 2000 for the crime drama Traffic, and is best known for helming the Ocean's Eleven series.
Gina Carano Photos
Martial artist Gina Carano attends Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration Presented by Dr Pepper Cherry, True Religion Brand Jeans, Stolichnaya Vodka and Corona held at Barker Hangar on May 13, 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
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Professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter Gina Carano arrives at Maxim's 2009 Hot 100 Party at Barker Hangar on May 13, 2009 in Santa Monica, California.
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Gina Carano catches all the action at the Strikeforce show on Saturday, April 11, 2009 in San Jose, Calif.
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MMA fighter Gina Carano and UFC fighter Tyson Griffin attend UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar at the MGM Garden Arena on November 15, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Gina Carano, right, punches Kelly Kobold during an Elite XC show on Oct. 4, 2008.
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Gina Carano kicks Kelly Kobold during an Elite XC show on Oct. 4, 2008.
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Mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano during a segment of "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" at CBS Television City on September 29, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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Gina Carano, right, punches Kelly Kobold during an Elite XC show on Oct. 4, 2008.
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Gina Carano, right, kicks Kelly Kobold during an Elite XC show on Oct. 4, 2008.
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AMERICAN GLADIATORS -- Pictured: Gina "Crush" Carano
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