Lee B. Golden III

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Take CONTROL With The Final Poster And Four New BTS Clips!

Just days away from the November 22, 2013 domestic release of director Kenneth Bi‘s intense new psychological action thriller, Control, netizens now get to go behind the scenes with four new featurettes courtesy of Filmsmash. The clips showcase a number of things, including some of what it took to create some of the stunning visuals to grant the film’s futuristic setting. No English subs here though, but it should make for a nice viewing for those interested. The film stars lead actor Daniel Wu whose latest venture with Dante Lam in the action crime thriller, That Demon Within, was just recently announced in an official press release for the U.S., Canada, Australian and New Zealand distribution by China Lion; Stay tuned for more info on that film in the days ahead. Control also stars Simon Yam, Yao Chen,Leon Dai, Ady An and Shao Bing. Watch the behind-the-scenes clips below following the final trailer. SYNOPSIS: […]

Indie Action Becomes A Contender For This Month's MOGA Contest

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If you’ve been on YouTube for the past week or so (with exception to yesterday afternoon), you’ve probably bumped into a few videos listed in mobile gaming console company, MOGA’s “Mobile Game Pain” series. Well, there’s a pattern, and it pertains to a contest hosted by Freddie Wong for filmmaking qualifiers to win 6 Red Scarlet X Camera packages and a cash prize of up to $25,000, provided that each shortfilm included three elements, a cat, a pie and a famous movie quote to highlight the many issues faced while playing mobile games, like the game freezing and crashing, and the battery dying during game play. The trial period for this particular round ended on Monday since it began Tuesday of last week, and guess what? TODAY IS VOTING DAY! So while we are at it, I managed to find at least three shortfilms that may garner your interest. Of […]

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More Viral Artwork For THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG

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We’re less than a month away from the December 13, 2013 theatrical 2D, 3D and IMAX release of The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, and we now have another arsenal of majestic artwork to promote the film, courtesy of ComingSoon.net. Written and directed by Peter Jackson in his new trilogy preceeding the events seen in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy, the film stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee and Hugo Weaving, with Evangeline Lilly, John Bell, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Graham McTavish, Michael Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Ken Stott and Aidan Turner. SYNOPSIS: The second in a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug continues the […]

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Go Behind The Scenes Of Benny Chan's THE WHITE STORM

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We have new behind the scenes footage from the latest gritty epic crime thriller, The White Storm, which grants an explosive look into the size, scale and scope of the production, with English subtitles for the speaking segments. The new footage comes off the heels of the film’s closing premiere in Rome over the weekend following previous events at the Hong Kong Asian Film Festival in October, which has been kicking off a notable slate of upworthy reviews ever since. The White Storm is set to debut in China on November 29, 2013, followed by its Hong Kong release on December 5. The film features fellow Out Of Inferno 3D co-stars Sean Lau and Louis Koo along with award-winning actor Nick Cheung, Lo Hoi-pang, Ken Lo, Alex Fong, Yuan Quan, Elanne Kong and Treechada Petcharat, and is written by Manfred Wong and writer/producer/director Benny Chan. SYNOPSIS: Lifelong friends Tin (Sean […]

Watch The Full New Trailer For NEED FOR SPEED

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On Monday, the brand new full trailer arrived for director Scott Waugh‘s upcoming street racing action revenge thriller, Need For Speed, based on the popular 1990’s racing video games. The film stars Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Harrison Gilbertson, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi, Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson, and will release on March 14, 2014. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the open road so enticing. The story chronicles a near-impossible cross-country race against time—one that begins as a mission for revenge, but proves to […]

In Defense Of A TEKKEN Reboot

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*The following article is a crosspost from my debut on Monday, November 18, 2013 at The Action Elite. In the course of the past four years, I’ve had a thought brewing in my mind regarding tournament fighting games and movies. You see a lot of editorials out there about why those kinds of films suck, or articles listing best-to-worsts or worst-to-worser titles, or even some write-ups on what kind of fighting games or RPGs would make good live-action installations for film. Of course, the biggest, most notable fighting games to be mentioned over the years have been titles like Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, Tekken and King Of Fighters, and so on. And I look at some of those articles fancasting actors and I get twisted when I see some suggestions for certain characters, especially since their picks don’t necessarily match the reality of how the character could look on screen. […]

New Posters Are Here For Desert Road Flick, NO MAN'S LAND

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Filmsmash delivered a fresh batch of posters in light of the upcoming release of writer and director Ning Hao‘s long-awaited upcoming black comedy thriller, No Man’s Land. The posters come just a month after the official domestic theatrical release date for December 3, 2013 was announced from China Film Group back in October following a 2009 production that wrapped in April 2010 in time for the summer film festival circuit, only to languish in censorship due to what the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television’s own Zhao Baohua described of the film as “trash,” “depraved,” “gratuitous” and “out of touch with reality”, in addition to Baohua deeming the film as reflective of Ning’s narcissism in abandoning his responsibility as an artist. No Man’s Land stars Huang Bo, Yu Nan, Xu Zheng, Wang Shuangbao, Ba Duo and Yang Xinming. Check out the teaser and first full trailer below as well. PLOT: […]

Hiro Mizushima Flies In The New Full Trailer For BLACK BUTLER

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After two teasers and several BTS cut-clips were released online, a new full trailer is now available for the upcoming feature-length live action manga re-imagining of Black Buter. Spun off from Yana Toboso’s original 2006 manga, the latest vision from directors Kentaro Otani and Keiichi Sato stars Hiro Mizushima and Ayame Gôriki in a story of the youngest daughter of a wealthy family in a futuristic Victorian-era London, who, prior to changing her identity as the son in order to inherit control of her family’s wealth, summons a killer demon in the form of Sebastian Michaelis, to help her avenge the death of her parents in exchange for her soul. Featuring action choreography by Ouchi Takahito, Black Butler also stars Ohno Takuro, Yuka, Kaito Ken, Mizuki Yamamoto, Maruyama Tomomi, Shirota Yu, Yasuda Ken, Hashimoto Satoshi, Shigaki Taro, Ibu Masato and Kishitani Goro. The film will release in domestically on January 18, 2014. SYNOPSIS: […]

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Jerry Quill Gets The Job Done In The New LBP Short, THE FIXER

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The indie scene continues to prove its worthiness as a growing and innovative community of talented actors and stunt performers with LBP Stunts Chicago’s own Emmanuel Manzanares continuing to expand his craft in his newest quick action short, The Fixer. Collaborating outside of Team LBP’s usual line-up this time with West Coast actors Jerry Quill and Bryan Sloyer, Manzanares‘s newest online gem is another huge treat real treat to watch, and yet provides another epic glimpse into just what he is capable of as an action director, writer, editor and filmmaker, in addition to showcasing the versatility of some of today’s brightest screenfighting talent. Furthermore, it also shows what someone like Manzanares could do if someone were to grant him a fruitful budget for something bigger and greater. I say it should be done. And if you are just tuning in, here is a good minute-and-a-half long reason why. Also, […]

Drifting Pictures Launches With Publicity For Upcoming Crime Thriller, VOR

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A lot has happened since the peak of this past summer in July for the folks over at Hong Kong-based independent studio, Drifting Pictures. In a period of three months, what was once intended to be a shortfilm has grown into a fully purposed make a noteworthy feature-length production titled Vor, shortened from its previous name, Vor: Trust Me, I’m A Thief. Set in Moscow and Hong Kong, Vor is described an epic martial arts gangster tale that explores the honor codes and rules of the Russian and Chinese criminal underworlds. Produced by Youssef Soliman and actor Harry Oram who co-stars, the zero-budgeted film marks the directorial debut of writer and actor Philippe Joly starring alongside Kirt Kishita, Andrew Ng, Tom Caserto and action director Temur Mamisashvili, with Jai Day, Beck Artikov, Lorea Solabarrieta, Nathalie Ng, Alan Wai and Nathan Kan rounding out much of the main cast, and a […]

Tony Jaa Introduces The People Behind SPL 2!

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From L to R: Ken Lo, Jackie Wu Jing, Terence Cheung, Tony Jaa, Wilson Yip and Dion Lam Following Friday’s reports that international action star Tony Jaa officially signed on to star in director Terence Cheung‘s upcoming sequlized follow-up in SPL 2, Jaa took to Facebook to share the names and faces of those that will be involved with the production, along with Wilson Yip who will be producing, actor Dion Lam who will direct the action and actors Jackie Wu Jing and Ken Lo. The buzz is still early so we may expect to learn more about what is to come from this newest partnership, but in all certainty, Jaa‘s addition to the film will surely expand the size and scope of the original story with tons of potential. The script will be penned by Jill Leung with legendary actor Sammo Hung expected to return to reprise his role […]

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Enter The STREETS OF MYTH! Watch The New Action-Packed Promo Teaser!

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It was back in early October that Film Combat Syndicate shared some of the first promotional poster and banner art for UK independent filmmaker Brandon Kahn‘s ambitious new martial arts television series, Streets Of Myth. With plans to kickoff a major crowdfunder in 2014, Kahn has unleashed a new press release, accompanied by his latest new proof of concept shortfilm action teaser featuring the martial arts prowess of actor Beau Fowler and actress Zara Pythian. Check out the explosive action below, and for more information on how you can follow Kahn‘s work, details are available at the bottom of the press release. THE FIRST FILM SET IN THE EPIC STREETS OF MYTH UNIVERSE INVITES YOU TO ENTER THE STREETS OF MYTH STARS ZARA PHYTHIAN, A FORMER 13 TIMES MULTI-STYLE SPORTS MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION, FROM “HE WHO DARES” AND BEAU FOWLER FROM “UNDERGROUND” Birmingham, UK 15 November 2013 Zara […]

SPL 2 Officially Casts Tony Jaa And Adds A New Director

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In the past three months, all that we officially knew of the Sil-Metropole Organization Ltd.’s long-awaited sequel for the 2005 Hong Kong action thriller, S.P.L. since it was greenlit back in August was the possibility of actors Francis Ng and Andy On joining returning cast members Sammo Hung and Jackie Wu Jing from the first film, in addition to a cameo appearance by lead actor Donnie Yen with Champions and Revenge: A Love Story scribe, Jill Leung Lai-Yin penning the script . Prior to this, it was well over a year ago that Thailand’s own Tony Jaa was rumored to be interested in playing a role in the film, leaving much for genre fans to hype about over seeing Jaa‘s expansion into Hong Kong cinema territory long before the release of his most recent film, Tom Yum Goong 2, and ultimately, his venture into Hollywood with the July 11, 2014 […]

Brand New Banner Art And Character Posters For THE FOUR 2

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Enlight Pictures have unleashed a flurry of brand new character posters for the upcoming 3D theatrical release of The Four 2. The new promotional art arrives just in time to keep up the momentum after previous character posters were shown online with a date originally set for November 22, 2013 prior to pushing the film back almost two weeks to December 6. Based on a series of novels by Malaysian author Wen Ruian, The Four 2 off sets a new chapter in the about four unique detectives who use their skills to solve unsolvable crimes and apprehend powerful criminals. Directed by Gordon Chan and Janet Chun, The Four 2 stars Deng Chao, Crystal Liu, Collin Chou, Ronald Cheng and Anthony Wong Chau Sang, along with Xiubo Wu, Jiang Yiyan, Waise Lee, Shereen Tang and Ada Liu Yan. SYNOPSIS: The four constables, Emotionless (Crystal Liu Yifei), Iron Hands (Collin Chou), Life Snatcher (Ronald Cheng) and ColdBlood (Deng Chao), are specially skilled in their own individual […]

Infectious Designer Brings Aiden Pearce To Life In A New WATCH DOGS Fan Film!

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The folks over at gaming company UbiSoft have been very heavy to promote their products through their motion picture branch with the buzz they generated this summer with the development of live action productions for Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Rabbids and Transformers 4 director Michael Bay’s involvement in Ghost Recon. In addition, the upcoming release of Watch Dogs was also announced with the promise of a big screen induction further backed by Sony Pictures Entertainment and New Regency. No question about it. If studios believe they have what it takes to bring video game characters to life and filmmaking fits their business model, there’s no stopping them. Nor does it stop folks in the independent scene, featuring talented performers like Beat Down Boogie’s own Matthew Sumner as Aiden Pearce in Infectious Designer’s latest short fan film take on Watch Dogs, filmed back in mid-October under VFX artist, editor […]

Volvo Presents JCVD In THE EPIC SPLIT!

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Photo: Jean-Claude Van Damme in No Retreat, No Surrender (1986) We rarely see martial arts action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme do his famous splits in movies anymore, leaving some to wonder if he can still do them. Apparently, the 53-year old actor still has it, and is willing to put himself on the line to show it in the form of a new stunt as per a new campaign push for Volvo Trucks. The following behind the scenes video shows Volvo technician Jan-Inge Svensson sitting with the actor discussing what lies ahead for the stunt, and even joking over the possibility of falling, which Svensson assures won’t happen with the promised stability and steering capability in their new line of Class 8 automobiles. But even more alluring here is that after appearing in The Expendables 2 and Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning, one of the most memorable icons in action […]

JUST FOR LAUGHS: Worst. Blackbelt Test. EVER… And There Is Video!

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Back when I used to take Karate, when we sparred in school, we wore gear and our sensei made sure to stay on top of us if we were getting sloppy, otherwise we would be forced to do push-ups or squats. Apparently, such isn’t the case for the school seen here in the video below, which has already gone viral in the past month or so, featuring a black belt test that was so ridiculously performed here that someone decided to edit the video with the sound track from the classic game, Street Fighter. Shock Mansion reports that the students in this video all received their blackbelts following this test. Ask anyone in the martial arts community, be it online or in person after showing them this, and rest assured you will observe the same amount of laughter (or shame) being currently generated by the viewing public. I’m no martial […]

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Go Behind The Scenes With Dan Southworth On HUNTED

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Filming in Romania is underway for a new upcoming action thriller titled Hunted. Set for a possible 2014 release, the film reunites Hellbinders helmer Mitch Gould, a fellow actor and action performer solely taking over writing and directing duties for this latest feature production with co-star and stunt coordinator Dan Southworth since both appeared in Isaac Florentine’s 2001 direct-to-DVD martial arts action blowout, U.S. Seals 2: The Ultimate Force. Southworth‘s official Facebook page just unveiled a small behind the scenes taste of what’s to come for the new film that stars Southworth in the hardhitting sci-fi action vehicle led by actresses Dominique Swain and Natasha Malthe in a story described as an “‘Expendables’ meets ‘The A-Team’” full-throttle action flick about a group of U.S. mercenaries who get ambushed and betrayed by their own government and must defend themselves against a deadly human droids programmed to kill them. Produced by co-star […]

THE NIGHT COMES FOR US Sells Worldwide!

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Just six months away from principal photography, actors Joe Taslim and Yayan Ruhian, and fight choreographer Iko Uwais are running the numbers on the action sequences for producer Gareth Evans’s latest return to the set with director Timo Tjahjanto for upcoming martial arts crime thriller The Night Comes For Us. But even so, the prospects for the folks at Indonesia’s PT Merantau Films and L.A.’s XYZ Films are looking brighter and brighter. Toward the last leg of this month’s event at the American Film Market, XYZ Films have apparently closed distribution deals worldwide for the upcoming film, according to a new report from Screendaily on Wednesday, with rights sold to eOne in the UK, Madman in Australia and New Zealand, Koch Media in Germany, Wildside in France and HGC in China. Also, further deals were closed for Shooting Stars in the Middle East, Daisy in South Korea, Pictureworks in India, […]

Bullets, Fists And Feet Fly In The New Trailer For POLICE STORY 2013

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It’s round two of the promotional push now underway for director Ding Sheng‘s upcoming action cop thriller, Police Story 2013. Spinning off the classic Hong Kong action franchise into new territory with new characters and a new story, the film is headlined by the one and only Jackie Chan, along with Liu Ye, Huang Bo, Jing Tian, Zhang Lanxin, Wang Zhifei, Zhang Xiaoning and Guli Nazha for an IMAX and 2D release in Mainland China and Hong Kong on December 24, 2013. If you don’t know the synopsis, check it out below, followed by the second trailer. Catch the first one by CLICKING HERE. SYNOPSIS: “Police Story 2013″ follows Jackie Chan’s legendary series “Police Story” and this sixth installment, the film tells the story of one night, at a downtown district bar, all guests were taken hostage. Among them are Interpol, Zhong Wen and daughter Miao Miao. The criminal looks familiar; it is bar owner Wu Jiang whose […]