{"id":620518,"date":"2026-04-21T03:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620518\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T03:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T03:14:13","slug":"star-of-beast-daniel-macpherson-chats-about-new-mma-drama-with-local-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/620518\/","title":{"rendered":"Star of \u2018Beast\u2019 Daniel MacPherson chats about new MMA drama with Local 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">PEMBROKE PARK, Fla.  \u2014 The new mixed-martial arts drama \u201cBeast\u201d hit theatres on Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">After years away from the professional circuit, Patton James, who was played with raw intensity by Daniel MacPherson, is a man living a quiet life as a commercial fisherman. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">But when his brother lands in trouble, James is forced back into the ring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The film three years in the making and was almost a no-go.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MacPherson isn\u2019t alone in this fight. He\u2019s joined by Oscar-winner Russell Crowe, who also co-wrote the script. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Crowe plays Sammy, a trainer who stops at nothing to see James emerge victorious.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Shot on location in Sydney and during live events in Bangkok, \u201cBeast\u201d promises a level of authenticity rarely seen in sports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">From the brutal choreography to the emotional stakes, it\u2019s a comeback story that hits hard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 News\u2019 Jason Carter chopped it up with the film\u2019s leading man, and their conversation can be seen at the top of this page. <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Jason Carter\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/7003d7c1-78cd-4505-b1d0-.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Jason Carter<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Jason Carter is no stranger to the small screen. Whether it\u2019s covering red carpets for some of Hollywood\u2019s biggest outlets or tackling hard-hitting issues, Jason expertly bridges the gap between celebrity and news.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0April 20, 2026 at 9:50 PM PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. \u2014 The new mixed-martial arts drama \u201cBeast\u201d hit theatres&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620519,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-620518","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620518\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}