Nick Nolte is a ‘Warrior’

Nick Nolte, along with Tom Hardy (‘RocknRolla’), Joel Edgerton (Uncle Owen from the ‘Star Wars’ prequels), and Jennifer Morrison (‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith), is set to star in ‘Warrior’, a drama set in the world of mixed martial arts directed by Gavin O’Connor (‘Pride and Glory’).

In the film, Nolte will play  an ex-Vietnam vet boxer-turned-steel mill worker whose family was torn apart by his alcoholism.   The now-sober and remorseful dad welcomes back his youngest son (Hardy) and trains him to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament. He and his older brother, played by Edgerton, are on a collision course in the ring.

Nolte was originally set to play the father in O’Connor’s ‘Pride and Glory’, but was sidelined with knee problems. Â  Production on ‘Warrior’ begins in April in Pittsburgh.

Source: Variety