I’d be willing to bet that when thinking of potential movies Kevin James to star in, one involving Mixed Martial Arts isn’t something that even vaguely sprang to most people’s minds. However Deadline reports that’s just what’s happening, with Sony having greenlit a currently untitled MMA movie for James to star in.
Wirtten by Allan Loeb, ‘James is attached to play a physics teacher whose school faces drastic cutbacks. In an attempt to save his best friend’s job and the music program his students love, he moonlights in the octagon as a mixed martial arts fighter, ultimately leading to brawling in the UFC.’ Which is basically Nacho Libre goes UFC, but perhaps it’ll actually be good this time around, although I wouldn’t pu money on it.
The film is currently on the fast track, with hopes to put it into production next year.