Danny Trejo and Veronica Falcón Set To Star in MMA Drama AMERICAN UNDERDOG

Movie Danny Trejo Image Safe American Underdog about a year agoby Joey Paur

Danny Trejo (Machete) and Veronica Falcón (Ozark) are set to star in an upcoming sports drama titled American Underdog, which is set in the world of MMA. They join the previously cast Vishy Ayyar and Andrew Gray.

The film centers on Jai (Ayyar), “an ex-con on a soulful path wrestling with personal redemption when outside circumstances pit him in the ring against the fierce opponent, Marcus (Gray). Trejo portrays Dennis, who reluctantly comes out of retirement to train his former student, while Falcón steps into the role of Marcella, a local gym owner and community legend shepherding Jai in his return to fighting.”

The movie is being directed by Gustavo Martin from a script written by Martin and Matthew Mascia. The movie is currently in production in Chicago and the rest of the cast includes Suleka Mathew (Your Honor), Taylor Treadwell (Big Little Lies), Omi Vaidya (3 Idiots), Ranjita Chakravarty (Never Have I Ever) and Jaspal Binning (The Newsroom).

Source: Deadline

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