Alex Pereira Heads To the Big Screen With Horror Thriller 'Onslaught'

Alex Pereira is expanding his portfolio beyond the Octagon.

A24 has released the trailer for 'Onslaught', an action horror thriller starring the UFC star as a character known as The Butcher, with the film set for release on September 4.

The plot follows a mother living in a trailer park who draws on her skills to protect her family from a threat that has escaped a secret military base, with mercenaries deployed to contain the situation. Pereira's casting as The Butcher — a name that requires little imagination given his finishing record inside the cage — fits naturally within a genre that rewards physical presence and menace.

The film announcement arrives weeks before Pereira's most significant challenge yet inside the Octagon. He faces Ciryl Gane for the interim UFC heavyweight title at UFC Freedom 250 on June 14 at the White House — a debut at 265 pounds that, if successful, would make him the first fighter in UFC history to hold world titles across three separate weight classes, having previously claimed gold at middleweight and light heavyweight.

“Ultimately, it’s Adam Wingard back on form, returning to a batshit action-thriller in the desert, which is where I first met him and fell in love with him. This time, Adria Arjona, who is incredible, is our lead and has done an amazing job. People are going to really enjoy what she’s brought to that movie, I won’t say any more than that. But my contribution is, typically, bonkers,” Dan Stevensons (who stars as a German scientist)