Mark Turley: Last News

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Michael Bisping, the retired UFC Middleweight Champion and Hall of Famer, has been set to lead The Journeyman, an adaptation of British author Mark Turley’s book Journeymen.Bisping will play Kenny ‘The Beast’ Breen, an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer with a record of 11-85-0 who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself.Dax Phelan is directing the movie, which will shoot in the UK. The team are currently searching for a UK producing partner and will be repping the title at AFM with LHCo Distribution Liaison.

EXCLUSIVE: British-born Eurasian actor Mayling Ng (Wonder Woman) has joined the cast of UK-set boxing drama The Journeyman and will star opposite retired UFC Middleweight Champion Michael Bisping. Dax Phelan is directing the pic, which follows Kenny “The Beast” Breen (Bisping), an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself and lands a fight with his former rival who’s gone on to become a star in the division.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Dax Phelan (Jasmine, The Other Side of the Wind) has acquired the rights to UK author Mark Turley’s boxing book Journeymen: The Other Side of the Boxing Business, a New Perspective on the Noble Art, and will be shopping the project during Toronto.The novel follows an alcoholic, drug-abusing, past-his-prime journeyman boxer, who, after being diagnosed with neurological damage, continues his career on the small-hall circuit at grave risk to himself, in the hope that he can reach the rare achievement of one hundred professional bouts.Phelan will direct and co-write the adaptation with Turley. The pic will be produced by Phelan and Eric M.