After casting Mike Tyson in his film Medellin and MMA legends in his series The CageFranck Gastambide already knows which international star he dreams of recruiting for his next project.
Since November 8, Netflix subscribers have developed a passion for MMA thanks to the new series by Franck Gastambide, The Cage. Through the journey of a young fighter named Taylor, spectators discover this sport and the sacrifices of these athletes. While Melvin Boomer, who plays the lead role, had to take intense classes to prepare, he was able to benefit from the advice of the many MMA personalities who appear in the series. For more realism, Franck Gastambide called on several legends of this discipline, such as Georges Saint-Pierre, Jon Jones and Ciryl Gane. But, barely his series has been released, the screenwriter and director is already thinking about the sequel.
“My absolute dream” : here is the international star that Franck Gastambide dreams of one day turning into
During the premiere of The CageFranck Gastambide told Télé-Loisirs the name of the international star he would dream of one day starring in a series or film. “My absolute dream? Sylvester Stallone! If it happened to me one day, then I can die peacefully. As late as possible. George Saint-Pierre, Jon Jones, Mike Tyson, Sylvester Stallone…And then I drop the microphone”Franck Gastambide revealed to us. After successfully recruiting Mike Tyson for his film Medellinreleased in 2023 on Prime Video, the director would now like to approach the star of Rocky.
The Cage : Franck Gastambide pays tribute to the “legend” George Saint-Pierre
In this interview, the director also paid a vibrant tribute to the athletes who trusted him by participating in the series. “There is something of incredible humility when we work with great athletes, because they are all more serious than us and they have a rigor in life that is absolutely incredible Arriving on a set and there is a legend like George Saint-Pierre, it really makes you very, very humble. That's what I remember.” confided Franck Gastambide, who reacted to the end of The Cage. For his part, the athlete wanted to thank Franck Gastambide for thinking of him to play in the series on MMA and to have him “given the chance to participate in this great project”. “I think people are going to really enjoy the series because it really demonstrates the real-life obstacles that fighters have to overcome to become champions in their sport.”added George Saint-Pierre.
