Lee B. Golden III

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BLEACH Unleashes The Quincy, And Two More Shinigami Reveals For The Live-Action Manga Adaptation

Fans are just months away from the upcoming release of Warner Bros. Japan’s BLEACH. A July 20 release is in tow and at long last, new character reveals have finally emerged with stills featuring Gintama co-star Yoshizawa Ryo, HIGH&LOW franchise co-star Saotome Taichi and Japanese singer and songwriter and Kong: Skull Island co-star, actor MIYAVI. Sato’s film hails from Kubo Tite’s 74-volume 2001 manga and subsequent 366-episode anime from Studio Pierrot in 2004, telling of a stoic high school student with the ability to see ghosts, and the perilous joruney of self-discovery that ensues he’s imbued with newly-transferred powers of a Shinigami – a Soul Reaper, to fend off afterworld soul-consuming beasts known as Hollows. Blade Of The Immortal co-stars, actor Fukushi Sota and actress Sugisaki Hana have long since been made known for their respective additions as Kurosaki Ichigo and Shinigami, Kuchiki Rukia. Going forward as of this week […]

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Rob Liefield’s EXTREME UNIVERSE Lands At Netflix

Akiva Goldsman, screenwriter and current writers’ room host to the Transformers saga and upcoming Ology franchise, is still on deck to adapt and helm a live-action take on Rob Liefield’s 1995 Maximum Press superheroine, Avengelyne. In the meantime, he’s also primed to ante up efforts to deliver Liefield’s Extreme Universe as of last January, and now with evolution by way of a new seven-figure deal with Netflix in its current efforts to load up on original IP with the success of David Ayer’s Bright in tow. The goal will be to generate a series of feature films with connective tissue, anchored by Liefeld’s comic book creations, all of which bear many of the same tonal traits that comprise Liefield’s most prolific creation as of late, Deadpool, which saw its R-rated success story in 2016 with a sequel to follow this summer. The first title among the bunch to advance forward […]

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Espionage Thriller OFFICIAL SECRETS Films Next Week, Adds Goode And Fiennes To The Cast

Two-time Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley and Matt Smith are set to star in Official Secrets, the latest thriller from Academy Award winning filmmaker Gavin Hood (Eye in the Sky, Tsotsi). The new movie, which rolls cameras in Yorkshire, England on March 12, hails from Entertainment One (eOne)/Mark Gordon with eOne overseeing production as well as financing the project with Screen Yorkshire and Melissa Shiyu Zuo through her company GS Media. OFFICIAL SECRETS tells the true story of British Intelligence whistle-blower Katharine Gun (Knightley), who during the immediate run-up to the 2003 Iraq invasion leaked a top-secret NSA memo exposing a joint US-UK illegal spying operation against members of the UN Security Council. The memo proposed blackmailing smaller, undecided member states into voting for war. Ralph Fiennes (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Kubo And The Two Strings) and Matthew Goode (Watchmen, Allied) are joining the cast in the respective roles of Ben […]

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GAME OVER, MAN! Lands A Second Trailer That Further Delves Into Self-Aware Shenanigans

Fish-out-of-water action and laughs and Die Hard puns ensue in just a few weeks with the feature release of action comedy spectacle, Game Over, Man!. Kyle Newachek, long since the days of Mail Order Comedy and Workaholics, is joined by Adam Devine, Blake Anderson and Anders Holm, the latter who penned the script. During a star-studded Los Angeles party, three zeroes become heroes (sort of) when the hotel they work at is taken hostage by bad guys.  From the creators of Workaholics, this action comedy comes locked and super loaded on March 23. Check out the latest trailer from Netflix below!

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6 UNDERGROUND, ROBOPOCALYPSE Novel Adaptation Up For Big Screen Treatment From Michael Bay

It’s not hugely clear where on the timetable director Michael Bay’s previously-announced take on DC property, Lobo, will be placed. Until then, it’s anyone’s guess as we now look toward reports on the noted Transformers franchise helmer’s latest mention with two projects. One of the two hails from 2011 per author Daniel H. Wilson’s novel, Robopocalypse, which had initially been in the works since 2009 with Steven Spielberg at the helm prior to being put indefinitely on hold several years later. Publication house Doubleday released a sequel novel in 2014. They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies… Now they’re coming for you. When the Robot War ignites humankind will be both decimated and, possibly, for the first time in history, united. Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, a terrifying story with heart-stopping implications for the real technology all around us… Further […]

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THE BUTCHER: Get A Fistful Of David Sakurai In The New Concept Trailer

Don’t look too hard online just yet for any extra details as of late. You won’t find much to go on for Danish/British director Shaun Rana’s latest endeavor, The Butcher, taking on a graphic novel-esque life of its own with Danish actor and martial artist David Sakurai in the title role. A concept trailer is now live along with some plot filling to aid forthcoming curiousities about the project in its current stage. The film hails as Rana’s second turn at the helm and for what it’s worth, is not without its share of genuine talent front and center. Details on when cameras will role otherwise remains pending. Central Europe, a dystopian near future – high tech and gleaming in places – slum elsewhere. A violent metropolis ruled by the syndicates in the most brutal ways. A world where individuals with ancient super natural powers used to co-exist in peace.. […]

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PROSPECT: Interstellar Treasure Hunters Become The Hunted In The Official Trailer For Its SXSW Premiere

Nearly a decade after stirring crowds with festival shorts, the last five years have proven much more fruitful for SHEP Films’s own Zeek Earl and Chris Caldwell as their directorial feature debut, Prospect, readies for its SXSW premiere. The official trailer has since arrived ahead of its world premiere as part of the Visions line-up among Narrative Features, and host to footage of a thrilling western-style interstellar spectacle. A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They’ve secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon’s toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive. Forced to contend not only with the forest’s other ruthless inhabitants, but with her own father’s greed-addled judgment, the girl finds she must carve her own […]

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THE RAID: Writer Adam G. Simon Divulges On Joe Carnahan’s ‘Cool Jump-Off Point’

Screenwriter Adam G. Simon took to WTF Nation Radio on Monday to discuss a plethora of topics such as the Oscars, the industry and a number of social issues. The noted Man-Down scribe who had no filter in offering praise for the likes of Fighting helmer Dito Montiel and Man-Down star Shia LeBeouf, also put noted co-scribe and helmer of The Raid reboot, Joe Carnahan in the crosshairs while stating his excitement on the opportunity with hosts Ice And Flash. “Dude I’m so fuckin’ stoked about this. It’s just so good to be working with great people.” said Simon who spoke of Carnahan and the film’s currently sole attached actor, producer Frank Grillo as “…two of the greatest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of fucking working with.” The Raid reboot is one of several that Carnahan and Grillo have stirring under their WarParty banner, including Ben Hernandez Bray’s feature […]

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LOST IN SPACE: Don’t Miss The Epic Official Series Trailer

Long before Netflix, I once thought Stephen Hopkins’s slickly done adaptation revising sci-fi classic, Lost In Space, would have been it. That said, proving nothing is sacred is the latest serial revival for the streaming service from Dracula Untold writing duo Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless and showrunner Zack Estrin, and for what it’s worth, an impressive trailer that doles out plenty in size and scale. Lost in Space is a Netflix Original dramatic and modern reimagining of the classic 1960’s science fiction series. Set 30 years in the future, colonization in space is now a reality, and the Robinson family is among those tested and selected to make a new life for themselves in a better world. But when the new colonists find themselves abruptly torn off course en route to their new home they must forge new alliances and work together to survive in a dangerous alien environment, lightyears from their […]

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Marvel’s LUKE CAGE Hypes The Fans With A June 22 Premiere

Marvel fans are all but getting their just dues and feeling right at home this year, both with big AND small screen successes. The current serial profusion of Netflix series Luke Cage adds to the fan fervor with a narrative that has since set in stone our hero’s team up with the other three titular protagonists of their respective shows in The Defenders last year. With a second season possibly pending for the latter, a second offering is definitely in the cards with June 22 following suit for viewers keen on the return of Mike Colter back in the title role and no less in otherwise big, bad and bulletproof fashion. The actor is joined therein by actor Mustafa Shakir and actress Gabrielle Dennis, and the collective reprisals of Simone Missick, Alfre Woodard, Rosario Dawson and Theo Rossi, and with Lucy Liu directing no less. After clearing his name, Luke […]

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IP MAN 4 Shoots This April

The past several years have been headline making for martial arts star Donnie Yen. Pairing with Wong Jing for an Enter The Fat Dragon revival in addition to confirming a live action for Sleeping Dogs and finishing MMA drama, Big Brother, are all a priority among others for the actor who has since weighed in with word that he’ll be shooting Ip Man 4 next month. The news, forwarded from Chinese media at On.cc by way of Jaynestars this week, came as Yen was reportedly visiting his family in Australia with further details suggesting the new installment, to be directed by Wilson Yip for another turn at the helm, would see the Wing Chun grandmaster searching for his disciple, Bruce Lee, in the 1960s-set United States. Next to the unlikely return of actress Lynn Hung whose role as his wife, Cheung Wing-sing, it is not yet clear if actor Danny […]

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Triple Giveaway: GINTAMA, KICKBOXER: RETALIATION And ICHI THE KILLER!

Well Go USA continues to be a bastion of fun niche cinema with an impressive grip on Asian and action titles. This week, were giving away three seperate titles to select winners in a new triple prize giveaway host to a flurry of titles, two of which are already on deck for sequels. Fukuda Yuichi’s Gintama is first on the roster led by actor Oguri Shun and inspired by Sorachi Hideaki’s longstanding manga of the same name; The second is Kickboxer: Retaliation, directed by Dimitri Logothetis and marking the midway point for a trilogy led by none other than burgeoning actor and action star Alain Moussi; The third bookends the latest ceremonial re-release of Miike Takashi’s own manga adaptation, Ichi The Killer, having gauged select audiences for its 4K theatrical rollout. All titles are arriving soon from here on out while you can now win your package with us! Just […]

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Sony Officially Releases SHOWDOWN IN MANILA On DVD, Streams On Netflix In April

Mark Dacascos’s directorial debut, Showdown In Manila has finished its theatrical run and is officially inching closer to its homebound release. The ensemble action thriller headlining action star Alexander Nevsky with Casper Van Dien and actress Tia Carrere is officially readying a DVD release that kicks off today, Tuesday March 6, with a Netflix rollout commencing sometime in April. Private detectives Nick and Charlie live and work in Manila. A murder investigation leads them to the jungle camp of an international terrorist called The Wrath. Not trusting the police, Nick and Charlie assembly a team of daredevils to walk straight into the Wrath’s lair and fight an army of his goons. As far as all-starrers go, contributor James Couche and I have had our opinions on this one and we still stand by them. Nonetheless, it also comes with the fact that the film was a hit overseas and there […]

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MARIA: ‘Nilalang’ Director Teases Female-Centric Action Thriller With A Sultry New Poster

Look forward to official extra details later this month as market news arises. For now, we can assert that while Nilalang director Pedring Lopez isn’t touching on Dacascos/Southworth vehicle, Breach anytime soon, instead, he’s switching gears and readying female-centric actioner, Maria, with actress Cristine Reyes who appeared in the Metro Manila Film Festival favorite of 2012, El Presidente. A highly trained cartel assassin. She was a former special forces member trusts into the life of crime due to the generals she works for. She was supposed to do one last job, but when she deliberately missed her target, a wife, and child of a senator that is causing problems for the cartels she became the target. Now the hunter becomes the hunted. she was eventually captured and brought to a boat where she was beaten RAPED and tortured, she managed to fight her way out to escape from her captors […]

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THE HIT LIST: March 5, 2018

My weekend has been a little more entertaining than predicted – largely with my efforts on this site among other things. Furthermore, collecting Hit List content was a little bit more overwhelming but needless to say, I’m well over that hump because…well, I have stuff to do and catch up on. Ugh! L to R (top): Claire Hoogenboom, Kyle Murillo, Gee Alexander, Jeff Mayfield, Olga Miller L to R (bottom): Haga Akihiro, Temujin Shirzada, Gaby Rodriguez, Mark Poletti, Luc Antoine First up for this week’s installation of The Hit List welcomes a vimeo upload of filmmaker Dom Fred hailing from France who surprised me last year with several glimpses of his independent work, some of which you’ll catch in his latest demo reel via Vimeo. Following that is a nifty playlist featuring our weekly raft of stunt talents with reels by Jessica Meredith, Mark Poletti, Alex Dell’Aquila, Wadi Jones, Lance […]

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DEAD ON ARRIVAL: Catch The Trailer For The New Race-Against-Time Mystery Suspense Thriller

Kingfisher Media and Vision Films are bringing Heist scribe Stephen C. Sepher’s 1950’s inspired noir thriller, Dead On Arrival, to select theaters on Friday March 23. Locations include the Laemmle Music Hall in Beverly Hills, California and in New York City’s Cinema Village with a screening and Q&A. Dead on Arrival follows pharmaceutical sales rep Sam (Billy Lynn) as he visits a small town in Louisiana to close the business deal of a lifetime. Dead on Arrival is inspired by the 1950’s classic noir thriller D.O.A. starring Edmond O’Brien and features a special guest appearance from his daughter Maria O’Brien. Sam finds himself in a dark world of corruption and murder when he is poisoned with no antidote to save his life. Desperate for answers, with only 24 hours to live, Sam turns to local girl Jesse (Christa B. Allen). On the run, caught in a deadly vertigo with no […]

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BATTLE DRONE: Watch The Trailer For The Sci-Fi Action Hit That Just Dropped On Netflix

Prior to forthcoming updates for Jesse Johnson’s The Debt Collector, actor Louis Mandylor’s latest starring role has long since finally gained ground with streaming audiences via Netflix for Mitch Gould’s solo directorial debut,  Battle Drone. Production began in 2013 while any kind of promotion thereafter went pretty quiet aside from sales outlet Highland Film Group’s own handling of it, and with its release last week is hopefully just the start for Gould since sharing the helm with 2009 thriller, Hellbinders. In the vein of blockbusters THE EXPENDABLES and THE A-TEAM, a group of highly skilled mercenaries find themselves betrayed by the U.S. Government, and are forced to fight their way out of an ambush by a new, lethal humanoid drone. Get ready for some intense action! Our own review is now one of several making the case for Battle Drone as more and more viewers offer their appeal. Mandylor is […]

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Review: OPTION ZERO Spotlights The Moral Quandry Of Heroism With Pulsating Action And Drama

We last learned that director R.L. Scott has been in the making for his most recent efforts on superhero thriller, Lazarus, which is one of at least two titles made known to us. He hasn’t been on social media since last summer and we haven’t heard much thereafter so it’s safe to say he might have a lot on his plate for his independent endeavors. Going forward however, we can at least share some progress being made on at least one other project we reported on back in 2014 which was initially designated as the pilot of a hopeful series. Per the nature of most non-mainstream projects left shelved or incomplete or falling by the wayside, Option Zero was in danger of almost never seeing the light of day until co-star and creator, executive producer Eliver Ling took the post-production reigns in late 2017. Hence, while the wait continues for […]

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A TIME TO ‘PREY’: Jimmy Henderson Talks THE PREY, JAILBREAK, Sequel Prospects And More

At some point in the last several years, Cambodia became next in line for contributing to today’s fandom in martial arts action films. Leave it to Jimmy Henderson to pull the necessary weight in recent memory for the release of albeit obscure 2015 vigilante thriller, Hanuman, signaling the arrival of martial artist and debut actor, Dara Our, and his expertise in the centuries’ old fighting style of Bokator. “I can’t make a film without Dara. We started together with nothing. We didnt even have a proper gym to train choreography while prepping for Hanuman.” says Henderson who is now onto their latest and most ambitious project, The Prey, which is currently in production. “He’s always up for challenges. And even though he plays a supporting role have in this film, the fight sequences he will have to do are insane.” The Prey was announced back in January following the local […]

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‘Dope’ Director Lands Graphic Novel Adaptation BLACK HOLE And Netflix Vigilante Superhero Pic, PAST MIDNIGHT

‘Dope’ Director Lands Graphic Novel Adaptation BLACK HOLE And Netflix Vigilante Superhero Pic, PAST MIDNIGHT

Director Rick Famuyiwa is making this week his own with at least two projects sourced per exclusives at The Hollywood Reporter and on Friday at Deadline. The celebrated helmer behind the hit film, Dope is partnering with producers at Plan B and New Regency for supernatural thriller, Black Hole. Inspired by Charles Burns’s 1995 cult graphic novel of the same name, the film is set in the 1970s Pacific Northwest where teens have contracted sexually transmitted diseases that turn them into mutants. New Regency is financing the film which has been circling an adaptation since 2005. Famuyiwa’s headline profusion increased even further having landed Netflix’s latest superhero feature, Past Midnight. The SVOD service behind a raft of Marvel shows all its own have reportedly won the bid in a hot contest for TJ Fixman’s script which, sans public plot details, teases a new type of vigilante superhero story with actor […]

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