Melvin Boomer, star of the brand new MMA-centric Netflix sequence The Cage, was thrilled to have the chance to grow to be the fighter on display screen that his father would by no means grow to be in actuality.
Within the five-episode drama sequence, Boomer performs the lead character Taylor, a younger fighter struggling to search out his path to fame and fortune in combined martial arts till an sudden, however career-changing combat comes about. All through the sequence, which has been described as each inspirational and gritty, Taylor encounters real-world UFC stars together with Georges St-Pierre, Ciryl Gane, and Jon ‘Bones’ Jones.
So far, The Cage has obtained largely favorable opinions with lots of them praising Boomer’s efficiency as a struggling fighter from Paris. Because it seems, moving into the position of combined martial artist wasn’t that large of a stretch for Boomer.
“My father is an MMA fighter,” Boomer revealed in an interview with Schon! Journal. These days, he does Brazilian jiu-jitsu, however for a very long time, he was an MMA fighter, even earlier than it was authorized in France. I adopted him a bit throughout, to Belgium, Portugal… It was by no means my goal to grow to be an expert fighter like him, despite the fact that I did make my approach via a number of practices, from Capoeira, and Parkours, to Break dancing, which I did for a really very long time.
“So, it wasn’t really my father to show me the way to this role, but it gave me incredible insight into the behind-the-scenes, to know what goes on before a fight in the changing rooms, the mindset of a fighter…”
Melvin Boomer’s Dad was ‘Very Proud’ of the cage
Raised in Vincennes, France, Boomer usually traveled overseas to look at his dad combat as MMA wasn’t legalized in The Metropolis of Mild till January 1, 2020.
“My father could be very, very proud. What’s lovely on this story is the truth that I embody, in a approach, the fighter he couldn’t be. He started when he was tremendous younger, and at a time when MMA weren’t as accessible as they’re these days. Now, with social media, if you happen to’re a younger fighter, you may get forward. He began in 2010 or 2011, however the entire scene has reworked since then.
“There have been movies about MMA — one with Tom Hardy, and a sequence known as Kingdom, nevertheless it’s not likely a sequence on MMA. That is the primary sequence based mostly round MMA, across the leagues that actually exist, like KSW or UFC, with a storyline round a fighter that isn’t one which we’re used to seeing.
The Cage — also referred to as La Cage in France — is presently obtainable to stream on Netflix.
