Terrence Howard is set to become the coach and mentor of Channing Tatum in a street-fighting film directed by Dito Montiel.

Terrence Howard is to play a coach and mentor to Channing Tatum's character who is just beginning the journey on the underground circuit.

Sounds like a rougher Rocky to me, but the cast list so far is rather interesting. According to Variety Dito Montiel also wrote the screenplay for the film.

There's a fair few street-fighting films coming out just now, but I have to say the most promising so far is Redbelt from David Mamet, this sounds a possibility too though, especiall with Montiel coming from A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints.