{"id":678181,"date":"2026-05-18T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678181\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:41:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:41:19","slug":"russell-crowe-mma-film-beast-gets-stan-premiere-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/678181\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell Crowe MMA Film ‘Beast’ Gets Stan Premiere Date"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following its cinema release last month, Australian sports action film \u201cBeast\u201d will launch on Stan in June.<\/p>\n

Announced by the local streamer today, the Russell Crowe and Daniel MacPherson-led drama will premiere on June 4th.<\/p>\n

The official synopsis for the film states that \u201c\u2018Beast\u2019<\/a>\u00a0follows Patton James (Daniel MacPherson), who abandons his mixed martial arts dream to support his wife, Luciana (Kelly Gale), and son. When his brother, Malon (Mojean Aria), suffers a serious injury and faces financial strain to underworld figures, Patton sets out to avenge him in a ONE Championship fight with the help of veteran trainer Sammy (Crowe)\u201d.<\/p>\n

Check out the official trailer below.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cBeast,\u201d, co-written by Crowe and David Frigerio and directed by Tyler Atkins, was shot across Sydney, Port Kembla and at a live ONE Championship event in Bangkok in front of 10,000 fans.<\/p>\n

The ensemble also includes Luke Hemsworth, Mojean Aria, former NRL forward George Burgess, Kelly Gale, Saphira Moran and nine-time world martial arts champion Bren Foster, who also choreographed the film\u2019s fight sequences. Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Amy Shark also makes her acting debut.<\/p>\n

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