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Philip Ng To Star In New Martial Arts Actioner, WITHOUT REMORSE
Asia’s leading film and TV marketplace, FILMART, recently saw Philip Ng (Once Upon a Time in Shanghai) take the stage to announce his upcoming film, Without Remorse, which he will star in alongside frequent co-star and martial arts giant, Andy On (True Legend). Philip Lui Koon-Nam is set to direct. Lui’s previous (and only) film as director, Undercover Punch and Gun, also starring On and Ng, was met with fairly positive reviews from martial arts fans upon its initial release in 2019.
ROSARIO Revealed: First Look At New Horror Out Of EFM
Felipe Vargas’s directorial debut, Rosario, began making the rounds at EFM last week with a first look available above. The photo features actress Emeraude Toubia (Freeform’s hit TV series “Shadowhunters,” Amazon’s “With Love”) who leads the film from a script by Alan Trezza (We Summon the Darkness, Joe Dante’s Burying the Ex).
THE ASTRONAUT Teases Kate Mara In New Still From Jess Varley’s Upcoming Sci-Fi
Actress Kate Mara (A Teacher) can now be seen in a first look above at Jess Varley’s (Phobias), making her solo writing and directorial debut, The Astronaut. The new sci-fi thriller also stars Laurence Fishburne (John Wick films, The Matrix trilogy) and Gabriel Luna (Terminator: Dark Fate, “The Last Of Us”).
LONDON CALLING Reveals First Look At Josh Duhamel In New Action Comedy
A fresh new look at director Allan Ungar’s new action comedy is now online for London Calling, reuniting him with Bandit star Josh Duhamel (Shotgun Wedding) from a script by Oscar-nominated scribe Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe. Rounding out the cast are Jeremy Ray Taylor (It, It: Chapter Two), Rick Hoffman (“Billions,” “Suits”) and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”).
DEEP WATER Reveals First Look At Aaron Eckhart In New Renny Harlin Survival Thriller
Sales outfit Arclight has revealed a first look at Deep Water which you can view above. The new survival thriller is directed by Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2, Cliffhanger, Deep Blue Sea, Lionsgate’s upcoming The Strangers: Chapter 1), and stars Aaron Eckhart (The Bricklayer), and Sir Ben Kingsley (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
DEEP WATER: Aaron Eckhart Toplines Renny Harlin Survival Thriller Launching In Berlin From Arclight
Actors Aaron Eckhart (The Bricklayer, The Dark Knight) and Sir Ben Kingsley (Spider In The Web, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) are tapped to star in Deep Water, a new epic survial thriller from director Renny Harlin lauching at EFM from Arclight Films.
ICE FALL: Myers, Kinnaman Topline New Thriller From ‘The Counterfeiters’ Director; Arclight Takes World Sales
Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad, Silent Night) and Cara Jade Myers (Killers of the Flower Moon) are set to star in Ice Fall. Academy Award-winning filmmaker Stefan Ruzowitzky (The Counterfeiters, Deadfall, Netflix’s “Barbarians”) will direct from a script by George Mahaffey (upcoming Chief of Station).
AFTERBURN: Red 5 Comic Adaptation Lands Dave Bautista, J.J. Perry To Direct
In an update six years in the making, Day Shift helmer J.J. Perry has been announced to adapt Red 5 Comic publication, Afterburn for the big screen. Perry replaces Carter and The Villainess director Jung Byung-gil who was previously attached to direct the film which at the time cast Fallen franchise star Gerard Butler.
OSIRIS Teases First Look At William Kaufman’s New Sci-Fi Ahead Of EFM
The Channel director William Kaufman is back on radar as XYZ Films has just announced its world sales for next week’s EFM launch in Berlin with Osiris. The new sci-fi flick wrapped filming late last year with Max Martini, Deadpool 1 and 2 actress Brianna Hildebrand, LaMonica Garrett and Terminator franchise staple Linda Hamilton starring.
COPPERS: Catch The Trailer For The New Buddy Cop Comedy Now Playing In The Netherlands
Now playing for Dutch audiences is action comedy Coppers. It’s helmed by a trio of directors including lead actors Mohammed Chaara and Sinan Eroglu and filmmaker Jamel Attache who hit the radar for many of us as far back as few decades ago with gangland martial arts flick, Fighting Fish.
TAKEN FROM RIO BRAVO: ITN Takes North America For Alexander Nevsky’s ‘Gunfight At Rio Bravo’ Sequel
ITN Distribution has acquired North American rights Taken From Rio Bravo, the sequel to Joe Cornet’s Gunfight At Rio Bravo starring Alexander Nevsky (Showdown In Manila, Black Rose). Nevsky, a three-time Mr. Universe bodybuilding champion, is again joined by Cornet who co-stars, as well as directs from a script by Craig Hamann.
DOVBUSH: WARRIOR OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN Delivers Outlaw Justice In The Trailer For Oleg Sanin’s Ukranian Period Actioner
Ukraine’s Oles Sanin has been popping up in a few territories since the release of his latest period action epic, Dovbush: Warrior Of The Black Mountain, from Pronto Film. Minerva Pictures International is representing the film for buyers at the American Film Market following its premiere at the Odesa Film Festival and its subsequent release in Germany, and will next head for cinemas in the Netherlands in the days ahead. To our delight, the film has also been hosting a round of exclusive screenings on select dates in the U.S. which you can read up on by clicking here.
PANDA PLAN Revealed In Tokyo As Next Jackie Chan Action Adventure
Panda Plan is the name of the next Jackie Chan headlining action adventure, previously touted in August as “Project P” following suit from the actor’s rollicking 1983 Golden Harvest hit, Project A, and its 1987 sequel.
DUCHESS: First Look At Newest Charlotte Kirk Action Thriller Nabbed By Saban For 2024 Release
The first few stills are now out for Neil Marshall’s new action thriller, Duchess. Saban Films has acquired U.S. rights to the pic for a 2024 release, as announced on Thursday by Palisades Park Pictures CEO, Tamara Birkemoe.
BRAVE CITIZEN Masks Up For Justice In The Official Trailer!
Park Jin-pyo’s newest action comedy, Brave Citizen, is currently sweeping up deals out of Busan’s market as of last week and you can read more about it at Variety. In the meantime, Mindmark is releasing the flick in South Korea on October 25 and below are two of the latest official promotional trailers making the rounds as of the past month.
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