‘Creed II’ actor cast as Krieg in the ‘Borderlands’ movie

nme.com:

Borderlands has found its Krieg.Variety has reported that Russian boxer-turned-actor Florian Munteanu is in “final talks” to portray Krieg in Eli Roth’s upcoming Borderlands film. “Florian brings real humanity and multiple layers to a character who on the surface seems totally insane and brutally savage,” Roth said in a statement.Roth continued: “Krieg was by far the most difficult role to cast, and Florian brought him to life and grounded him in a way that I didn’t know was possible.

He’s going to be a brilliant Krieg and will fit in perfectly with our incredible cast.”Munteanu has since confirmed the news on Twitter, saying: “Here we go.