Georges St-Pierre is coming off a relatively easy win over Nick Diaz and GSP is now looking to try his hand in Hollywood.
St-Pierre has locked in a pretty prominent role in Marvel’s next installment of the Captain America series, Captain America:The Winter Soldier:
SportsNet MMA analyst Joe Ferraro confirmed the role via twitter:
Just received confirmation that GSP will play “Batroc The Leaper” in Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” due out in Apr 2014.
— Joe Ferraro (@ShowdownJoe) March 25, 2013
Word is GSP will be in LA in a few weeks to begin filming the role.
— Joe Ferraro (@ShowdownJoe) March 25, 2013
Batroc the Leaper is a French kick boxer and mercenary. His debut in the Marvel universe came in 1966 and GSP seems to be tailor made for this role.
Here is a picture of the Marvel character Baroc the Leaper:
St-Pierre is set to begin filming the film in May which likely pushes his next fight back a few months to either September or October. A perfect time frame for a possible super fight with Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.