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TAKE BACK: Don’t Miss The Official Sales Trailer For Gillian White’s Lead Entry Into The Action Arena!
Screenrant unveiled the official international sales trailer for Christian Sesma‘s new movie, Take Back. Placing actress Gillian White front and center of her action star husband Michael Jai White who co-stars, the film is currently repped in the market circuit by 101 Films who recently sold North American distribution rights to Shout! Factory for a 2021 release. Zara (Gillian White) and Brian (Michael Jai White) are living the perfect small town life when a mysterious stranger from Zara’s secret past kidnaps their daughter and now they must race to save her life. The film also stars Mickey Rourke, Paul Sloan, Jessica Uberuaga and James Russo, and was one of the first independent films to be completed in the US during the Covid-19 pandemic. The trailer above was actually leaked from 101’s official website before hand. Alas, it’s here, at least officially. Enjoy!
RED PROPHECIES Scores A March 5 Release From ITN Distribution
ITN Distribution has stepped up and acquired North American rights to Alexander Nevsky’s new action-thriller, Red Prophecies for a select theatrical release on March 5. Nevsky is joined by Michael Madsen, Casper Van Dien, Eric Roberts, Oded Fehr and Stephen Baldwin from a script by Alexander Izotov. The film centers on an American journalist working in Moscow wh9 finds himself embroiled in dangerous political games, the purpose of which is to destabilize the situation in Russia and then interfere with the holdings of the Presidential elections in the United Stares. Nevsky also exec produced the film through his Hollywood Storm banner. ITN Distribution president Stuart Alson negotiated the deal along with Nevsky on behalf of the filmmakers.
Want More Marko Zaror? Get Ready For EL PUÑO DEL CONDOR (THE FIST OF THE CONDOR)!
Been waiting for Marko Zaror to return to the screen? Now’s the signal for you and all your fellow Kiltro, MirageMan, Mandrill and Redeemer fans to take note and follow the official Instagram account for El Puño Del Condor (The Fist Of The Condor). And, you can bet that Zaror is reteaming with none other than the director of all four aforementioned Zaror actioners, Ernesto Días Espinoza. If IMDb is any hint, the plan is for a series to take effect – one that sees Zaror in the title role, with a cast that also includes Francisco Castro, The Man From Kathmandu star Josè Manuel, and actor Eyal Meyer among others. Very little is known about the project or it’s tone, but there’s definitely a vision Zaror and Espinoza are going for, and given the successes they’ve earned in the last fifteen years as the Chilean equivalent to the Adkins/Florentine […]
SPECIAL AGENT: Stuntman Shin Jae-Myung’s Feature Directing Debut Lands A Trailer
Hat tip to City On Fire via HanCinema with a trailer for Special Agent, from stuntman-turned-director Shin Jae-myung. The film is slated for a local release on November 19 and stars Bad Guys: Reign Of Chaos actors Lee Jae-yoon, Gong Jung-hwan and Kim Kang-il. The film sees Lee in the role of an NIS agent who sets off on a mission to lead men to eliminate VIPs developing weapons of mass destruction in North Korea. Shin’s background in martial arts and action direction includes Gangnam Blues, Choi Min-sik starrer The Admiral: Roaring Currents, Min Kyu Dong’s The Treacherous, and Lee Han’s A Melody To Remember.
MORTAL KOMBAT Producer: ‘No Release Date Or Trailer Until Theaters Re-Open’
I wasn’t sure if it be good rapport on my part to even post about this, but it’s become even more clearer that the new Mortal Kombat movie will not arrive on January 15, 2021 as expected. The film was previously dated for March 5 next year and moved up as casting and production news made the rounds for the Adelaide shoot that currently marks commerical director Simon McQuoid’s feature debut at the helm. “Well, I thought by the casts’ social media you would’ve figured out we’re shooting a few more days.” says producer Todd Garner to a fan via Twitter. “We’d always planned for it & thought we’d do it in March. The pandemic had other plans. We won’t have a release date for the movie until theaters re-open. Same for trailer.” Cast members Lewis Tan and Max Huang are just a few of the actors who’ve notably posted […]
NEVER BACK DOWN: REVOLT Signals Fourth In The Franchise From ‘The Gate’ Director
Twelve years since Jeff Wadlow left his footprint in the MMA subgenre of action films with Never Back Down, the film that spawned a raft of direct-to-DVD films shepherded by Michael Jai White is now in the hands of Kellie Madison for her contribution, Never Back Down: Revolt, according to a Deadline exclusive on Tuesday. Never Back Down: Revolt centers on a woman (Olivia Popica, Informer, Retribution) who is kidnapped and forced to compete in elite underground fights and has to battle her way out to freedom. Madison will direct from a script by Audrey Arkins (Elyse) for Mandalay Pictures, Wonder Street and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. Production is set to start November 23 in and around London. Madison previously directed The Tank, and in 2016, advanced herself into the martial arts genre with her explosive proof of concept, The Gate, which had Hollywood stunt professional and oft actress Amy […]
IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER Opening On VOD And Digital In The U.S. From December 11
Wilson Yip’s Ip Man saga may have come to a close, but the legend remains immortalized through other storied takes based on the titular Wing Chun grandmaster. That then brings us to Ip Man: Kung Fu Master, from director Li Liming and signaling the return of actor Dennis To (The Legend Is Born: Ip Man, Kung Fu League). IP MAN: KUNG FU MASTER harks back to Ip’s early days before the Communist Revolution in 1949. Ip, portrayed by Dennis To for the third time as the martial artist who famously tutored Bruce Lee, was then a police captain who was framed for the murder of a ruthless but honorable mobster, and targeted for vengeance by his dangerous daughter. Forced to quit the force, Ip soon also has to contend with the arrival of the Japanese army in Guangzhou. Also starring are Yuan Li Ruoxin, Tong Xiaohu, Yue Dongfeng, Chang Qinyuan, […]
NEW YORK WILL EAT YOU ALIVE Casts Colin Firth For ‘Zombie Brothers’ Adaptation From STX And Tencent
Colin Firth is set to star in the tentatively titled action comedy, New York Will Eat You Alive. STXfilms and Tencent Pictures’ jointly announced the project this week with Todd Strauss-Schulson (Final Girls) attached direct from a screenplay by Alex Rubens with current revisions by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The film is based on Jia Haibo’s Tencent digital comic hit, Zombie Brothers, which accrued more than 28 billion views over 516 episodes, and more than 3.7 billion views across its first two seasons since 2011. The franchise has also been adapted into a popular stage play, which had a record-breaking run of sold out shows across the region. Tencent Pictures is co-producing with STXfilms alongside Channing Tatum, Reid Carolin, Michael Parets and Peter Kiernan at Free Association. Edward Cheng is attached as executive producer, along with Conor Zorn and Wenxin She producing and overseeing for Tencent. Strauss-Schulson will also […]
BAD GIRLS: Sex, Violence And Indie Cheese In The Official NSFW Trailer For Christopher Bickel’s Latest
Looking to capitalize off the void of Hollywood content caused by the pandemic, filmmaker Christopher Bickel (The Theta Girl) and the folks over at Films Colacitta are hailing 2021 as “the year of the underground film”, emerging this week with a violent and splashy NSFW trailer for crowdfunded indie thriller, Bad Girls. A release date remains pending while pre-orders are now available via the official website. Heading the charge for unique DIY boutique cinema is BAD GIRLS, an eye-popping artsploitation road movie from acclaimed director of THE THETA GIRL, Christopher Bickel. The film’s producer, Crystal Colligan, describes BAD GIRLS as a “shocking drug-fueled post-modern female rage-odyssey.” BAD GIRLS gleefully subverts genre tropes in telling its lurid, hyperreal tale. After robbing a strip club, three desperate teenage girls lead a misogynistic Federal Agent on a lysergic cross-country chase, scoring a duffle bag full of money, drugs, and a crew of willing […]
DUTCH: Lance Gross Stars In New Crime Thriller Coming November 27
True To The Game and This Christmas helmer Preston A. Whitmore II is setting forth in 2020 with his newest crime drama, Dutch. A Manny Halley Production has unveiled a second trailer with a Novembet 27 select theatrical release in the works, with a cast headlined by Tyler Perry’s House Of Payne actor Lance Gross. Dutch is based on the first book of an epic trilogy by author Teri Woods, which launched in 2009 and became heralded by critics and fans as an urban literary classic. The film centers on Bernard James, Jr. aka “Dutch” (Gross), a player who gains control of an African drug lord’s heroine business and effectively ascends to the top of the food chain, only to find himself surrounded by enemies, including a vengeful mafia boss who happens to be a district attorney and former friend. Also starring are Markice Moore (“Snowfall”), Miles Stroter (“The Quad”), […]
Win A Copy Of TRAIN TO BUSAN PRESENTS: PENINSULA
Yeon Sang-ho’s Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula, is currently available on Digital as of October 27 from Well Go USA. In the meantime, the Planos, Texas-based firm still has physical releases planned for November 24 via 4K Ultra Combo Pack, Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD, and we’re giving away two Blu-Ray copies of the hit film by this Thanksgiving. The film sequelizes Yeon’s inaugural 2016 zombie hit thriller, Train To Busan, setting its events fours years later with a brand new cast, led by Gang Dong-won in the role of a former soldier-turned-underworld merc whose latest secret mission along the Peninsula spirals out of control, forcing him to battle wasteland gangsters whilst rescuing a family of survivors. Also starring are Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-je, Koo Gyo-hwan, Kim Do-yoon, Lee Re and Lee Ye-won. The film is also slated for a Shudder debut in 2021, and while reviews have […]
SEOBOK: Don’t Miss The International Teaser For Gong Yoo’s Latest Sci-Fi
Third-time director Lee Yong-joo is taking his inspiration from a peculiar era for his latest turn at the helm, Seobok, observing its story from the basis of ancient Chinese history and an alchemist and explorer’s search for a life elixir to help nourish an emperor. Time will tell how that fits into Lee’s narrative here, but the campaign has been on-going for some time now, and the new sci-fi thriller starring Gong Yoo (Train To Busan) and Park Bo-gum (The Admiral: Roaring Currents) is running an international teaser trailer out of CJ Entertainment. A local release is expected in December. Seo Bok tells the story of Ki Heon (Gong Yoo), a former intelligence agent who is terminally ill, given the task to safely transport Seo Bok (Bo-gum), who is the first human clone. Because the clone holds the secret to immortality, everyone is on the run to get their hands […]
BREACH: Catch The Official Trailer For The New Bruce Willis Sci-Fi
Turning toward actor Bruce Willis for a moment, his latest sci-fi thriller, Breach, is out and about with its official trailer from Saban Films. John Suits directed the pic from a script by Edward Drake and Corey Large. Bruce Willis stars in the action-packed, si-fi thriller. Fleeing a devastating plague on Earth, an interstellar ark comes under attack from a new threat; a shape-shifting alien force intent on slaughtering what is left of humanity. Large also produced the pic with Danny Roth, with Thomas Jane, Rachel Nichols and Cody Kearsley also starring. Saban Films will release Breach in select theaters and on VOD from December 18.
AMBUSH: Jonathan Rhys Meyers And Connor Paolo Join Aaron Eckhart Action Thriller From Mark Earl Burman
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (The 12th Man, History Channel’s “Vikings,” Showtime’s “The Tudors”) and Connor Paolo (Stake Land, Friend Request, ABC’s “Revenge”) will join Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Line of Duty) and Jason Genao (Logan, Netflix’s The Get Down) in the upcoming action thriller Ambush. Mark Earl Burman (Dog Eat Dog) is directing the film from a script he’s written with Michael McClung (American Martyr). The film is “based on the exhilarating true story of a deadly high-stakes subterranean mission into enemy controlled territory”, and follows a group of young elite commandos, led by Captain Drummond (Eckhart), tasked with collecting highly classified information that can change the fate of the war. On the edge of the jungle, the team is attacked by the overwhelming invisible force of the enemy army. Drummond’s young team must overcome their apprehension in order to pursue the force into the complex labyrinth of Cu Chi […]
THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY Gets A Third Season Shooting In February
Both the trades and Netflix confirmed on Tuesday, a third season for hit series, The Umbrella Academy, based on Based on the acclaimed Dark Horse Comics publication by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. Season one aired last February with a second arriving this past July as it focused on seven disparate members of a specially-gifted “family” – all born to seperate parents on the same day and time around the world. The interwoven drama culminates around the family’s oldest, Number Five, as he goes toe-to-toe with The Commission in order to save the world from an apocalyptic fate while struggling to keep his embattled family together in the wake of their eccentric billionaire adopted father’s death. The show’s regulars include features Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Kate Walsh and Colm Feore, with Cameron Britton and Adam Godley, and season two […]
THE DEVIL TO PAY: Danielle Deadwyler Starrer Heads To AFM Under Arclight
Becky scribes Lane and Ruckus Skye’s The Devil To Pay is being shopped at the virtual AFM this week under the Arclight banner, who were introduced to the pic initially by Gary Bradley. The film was released last month in the U.S. from Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures, and stars Danielle Deadwyler, Catherine Dyer and Jayson Warner Smith, and was announced officially by Arclight chairman Gary Hamilton. After the disappearance of her husband, a struggling farmer in an isolated Appalachian community fights to save her son when the cold-hearted matriarch of the oldest family on the mountain demands payment of a debt that could destroy a decade’s old truce. Lane Skye and Ruckus Skye wrote and directed the film marking their feature debut at the helm. They also produced the pic alongside Deadwyler, and with Martin L. Kelley, Allison Maier, and Gabriel Olson. “Danielle is a formidable talent, leading […]
MAX CLOUD: Well Go USA Launches Official Trailer For Scott Adkins Sci-Fi Action Adventure Comedy
Readying what looks to be a December 18 select theatrical and on-demand release from Well Go USA, the official U.S. trailer is now streaming online for action adventure sci-fi, Max Cloud. Martin Owen (Killers Anonymous) directs from a script he co-wrote with Sally Collett, for a cast led by actress Isabelle Allen (Les Misérables, Killers Anonymous), and starring actor and martial artist Scott Adkins (Ip Man: The Finale) in the title role for his latest turn at comedy as well. When teen gamer Sarah finds an “easter egg” and accidentally opens a portal into her favorite side-scroller, she becomes trapped in a notorious intergalactic prison, home to the galaxy’s most dangerous villains. To escape, she must finish the game with a little help from her not-so-savvy friend on the outside…or remain a 16-bit character forever. The film also stars Tommy Flanagan, Lashana Lynch, Elliot Langridge, Franz Drameh, and John Hannah.
THE FABLE: CHAPTER TWO Scores An Official Title And Explosive Trailer For Kan Eguchi’s Latest!
And there it is! Thus titled The Fable: A Hitman Who Doesn’t Kill, Kan Eguchi reclaims directing duties for the sequel following last year’s inaugural hit action comedy, with actor Junichi Okada reprising his role. The first official trailer is out courtesy of Shochiku, teasing a story ripe with goofy comedy AND high stakes action and danger all based on the hit manga publication of the same name. Per my previous report: For the sequel, Okada rejoins director Kan Eguchi, and actress Fumino Kimura who plays Akira’s partner, Yoko, in a story that sees Akira forced back into action when the design company where he shares part time employment under CEO Takoda (Jiro Sato) and with co-worker Misaki (Mizuki Yamamoto), is targeted by a dubious non-profit mogul and urban developer named Utsubo (Shinichi Tsutsumi) and his killer for hire, Suzuki (Masanobu Ando). Actress Yurina Hirate is also a new addition […]
SAIGON BODYGUARDS Is Getting A Remake Starring Chris Pratt And Wu Jing For Universal Pictures
Chris Pratt (Guardians Of The Galaxy/MCU, upcoming The Tomorrow War) and Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior franchise) are teaming up to headline a reimagining of Ken Ochiai’s 2016 action comedy, Saigon Bodyguards, for Universal Pictures. Thai Hoa and Kim Ly starred in the original film which was produced by Rhomhus Media and CJ Entertainment, and focused on two pals – polar opposites working as professional bodyguards who are assigned to protect a rich brat, only for the job to go completely downhill. The new film will be in the hands of Universal Pictures with Pratt and Jing starring from a script by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (What Men Want, HBO’s Veep). Pratt is producing through his Indivisible Productions banner, marking a reunion for both actors with powerhouse film duo Anthony and Joe Russo who had their hands on multiple titles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Pratt stars a […]
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