Deco sits down with Daniel McPherson about intense training regimen for new fight film, ‘Beast’

Fighting for your family is important. But usually it means arguing with the neighbor about shrubs growing past the property line, not actual fist fighting. In the new movie, “Beast,” there’s no other option. Deco’s Alex Miranda sits down with lead actor Daniel McPherson to talk about stepping into the ring after three years of intense training.

If you like your action with a side of heart, a new fight film is stepping into the ring.

Aussie actor Daniel McPherson leads the charge in “Beast,” alongside Hollywood heavyweight Russell Crowe and Luke Hemsworth, playing a former mixed-martial arts champion- now fisherman– who’s forced back into the dangerous world of professional cage fighting.

Alex: “You’re doing so much more than just acting. Tell me about the preparation on this. What was the most difficult and what was the thing that came most naturally to you?”

Daniel McPherson: “I came from triathlon, it was a very disciplined way of training. People can watch high level mixed-martial arts 24/7 in the palm of their hand so we have an era now of mixed martial arts, there’s experts everywhere. If we didn’t pull off this off at a high level of technical efficiency but also elevate from what people have access to, then we weren’t gonna hit t...