Never Back Down

Never Back Down movie trailer - starring Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Sean Faris, Evan Peters. Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Theatrical Release Date: 3/14/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13

What parents need to know before their kids see Never Back Down.

Trailer for Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown. Behind closed doors of a seemingly normal college, the ultimate showdown in underground MMA fighting is being planned. Ex-MMA rising star Case Walker (Michael JaiWhite) trains four college-age fighters, each with their own individual obstacles. Case will instruct them to master the most mind-blowing fighting techniques and go head to head in the most punishing competition ever devised - The Beatdown. Featuring UFC Champion Lyoto Machida, MMA fighter Scottie Epstein and UFC fighter Todd Duffee.

What parents need to know before their kids see Never Back Down.

Never Back Down movie trailer - starring Leslie Hope, Djimon Hounsou, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, Sean Faris, Evan Peters. Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Theatrical Release Date: 3/14/2008 Genre: Drama Rating: PG-13

International trailer for Never Back Down. Ex football star Jake Tyler finds himself face-to-face with local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy and suffers a humiliating beating. After relentless taunts Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran MMA fighter (Djimon Hounsou) to train his mind and body for one final, no-holds-barred, elimination fight with his merciless nemesis. Featuring fast and furious action, Never Back Down is a high octane, adrenaline fuelled ride that simply does not tap out. This is fight club for the next generation.

Jake Tyler's parents get a divorce and his world has turned upside down. So, he leaves his small town and he finds himself in an underground fighting league like fight club for teenagers. Jake can never back down!

Set against the action-packed world of Mixed Martial Arts, NEVER BACK DOWN is the story of Jake Tyler, a tough kid who leads with his fists, and, often, with his heart. Jake Tyler, played by Sean Faris, is the new kid in town with a troubled past. He has recently moved to Orlando, Florida with his family who has relocated to support his younger brother s shot at a professional tennis career. Jake was a star athlete on the football team at home, but in this new city he is an outsider with a reputation for being a quick tempered brawler. Making an attempt to fit in, at the invitation of a flirtatious classmate, Baja (Amber Heard), Jake goes to a party where he is unwittingly pulled into a fight with a bully named Ryan McCarthy (Cam Gigandet). While he is defeated and humiliated in the fight, a classmate introduces himself to Jake and tells him about the sport known as Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). He sees a star in Jake and asks that he meet with his mentor, Jean Roqua, played by Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America). It is immediately apparent to Jake that MMA is not street fighting, but rather an art form he wants to master. Roqua will take Jake under his wing, but it is up to Jake to find the patience, discipline, willingness and reason within him to succeed. For Jake, there is much more at stake than mere victory. His decision will not just settle a score; it will define who he is.