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Winner of the Audience Award at Red Sea International Film Festival, “How I Got There” is a unique film, as the first crime/action movie to be set in the Persian Gulf (Kuwait in particular), not to mention featuring Ron Perlman in a key role.

How I Got There is screening at Red Sea International Film Festival

Salem and Asad, two friends since childhood, could not be more different than each other. Salem is currently married with a gorgeous wife, who was, however, his second choice, and is working as an executive, in a job, though, that was essentially forced upon him and is utterly bored of. Asad, on the other hand, became a rap sensation at some point, only for his star to blow off as suddenly as it appeared, leaving him in the search of the one who jinxed him. Furthermore, Salem is almost always measured, careful and a man of few words,...

Another video direct from the set of Mma-powered action movie featuring Keith Jardine and other top fighters. This time, Director Warren P. Sonoda takes you behind the scenes of Unrivaled to watch movie magic being made! Listen as Sonoda runs you through the film, hear what Unrivaled star Hector Echavarria has to say about the project and find out how stunt coordinator Eric Bryson puts together a fight.

Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the greatest Mma world title-holder during a massive competition. The stakes are high and the rewards great…But should he lose, it will cost him his life.

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Al Sapienza talks ‘Unrivaled’ Actor Al Sapienza (Saw V) sits down to talk about his character Sergio, and what his inspiration is while playing a gangster.

Unrivaled - Directing A Chase Scene Follow director...

Another exclusive video fresh from the set of Mma-powered movie ‘Unrivaled‘ shooting Toronto. This clip features the big, bald (& occasionally mean) Keith Jardine in a variety of scenes and on-set banter.

First off, Jardine messes with his stunt double Julian Lewis, then acts in a choreographed fight against Hector Echavarria, and also chats about his character and real-life friendship with Rashad Evans. Director Warren P. Sonoda shares some comments about working with Jardine pointing out his hard work and effort on set. Finally Jardine mentions his enthusiasm for indie film and the art of film and points out flaws in his stunt double’s hair-do.

Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the greatest Mma world title-holder during a massive competition. The stakes are high and the rewards great…But should he lose, it will cost him his life.

MovieSet continues the coverage of ‘Unrivaled‘ with this interview with Al Sapienza who plays Sergio. In this interview he explains that he learned to act in prison of all places - which gets some laughs. He says he likes to plays gangster “light and fun,” and “charming and funny” “because that’s what they are really like.”

He comments that Director Warren Sonoda is passionate and a very good filmmaker and that Hector’s character Ringo “is likeable” and the story reminds him of modern day Rocky.

A down-on-his-luck cage fighter gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is chosen to compete against the greatest Mma world title-holder during a massive competition. The stakes are high and the rewards great…But should he lose, it will cost him his life.

Check out our other ‘Unrivaled’ Videos right here Unrivaled - Directing A Chase Scene Follow director Warren P. Sonoda...

Double dose of stunt action from the set of ‘Unrivaled‘ - the Mma-fueled action movie in production with Warren P. Sonoda at the directing helm and Hector Echavarria, Rashad Evans and Keith Jardine contributing the fighting skills with help of stunt performers who make it look real and easy.

In this first clip “Hit and Run” - go behind the scenes of Unrivaled with actor Steven Yaffee to watch stunt performer Neil Davison and Stunt Coordinator Eric Bryson prepare for a hit and run scene.

In this second clip “Directing A Chase Scene” - follow director Warren P. Sonoda as he directs an on foot chase scene within a “live” street. See the people’s reaction as the actor’s race down the street. Then the stunt coordiantor has to move the group when a real-life bank in robbed in the neighborhood “I don’t want my boys to get shot” he says.

More Mma MovieSet Action You’ve likely seen the extensive MovieSet coverage of ‘Death Warrior‘ with Mma stars Georges St-Pierre, Keith Jardine and Rashad Evans and ‘Never Surrender‘ with Anderson Silva, (a voice-dubbed) Gsp, plus rival Bj Penn.

Next up from Insight and Grindstone is ‘Unrivaled‘ - currently shooting in Toronto, and MovieSet is again sharing exclusive, behind-the-scenes coverage from the set.

Hector Echavarria and Rashad Evans in 'Death Warrior' together again in 'Unrivaled'

This new action film is executive produced, co-written (along with Brad Bode) and stars Hector Echavaria who carried similar responsibilities in the preceding films in the milieu. This time, Hector plays as Ringo Duran, a down on his luck cage fighter who is given a exciting, but dangerous, chance to beat the top fighters in the world.

He’s joined on-screen with familiar fists including Keith Jardine as “Stone” and Rashad Evans...