Soderbergh chooses a knockout for ‘Knockout’:

“Ocean’s Eleven” director Steven Soderbergh tapped a star who packs a punch for his next film, a spy thriller called “Knockout.” Mixed martial arts brawler Gina Carano will star as a troublemaker offered the chance to use her skills as a secret agent, Variety.com reports. You might also know Carano as “Crush,” the nickname she went by on NBC’s re-launched “American Gladiators.”