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HONEKO AKABANE’S BODYGUARD Teases First Look At The Blonde-Haired Protector In First Pictoral Promo
A new manga adaptation is underway with romantic action comedy, Honeko Akabane’s Bodyguard, according to coverage by Comic Natalie over the weekend. Junichi Ishikawa is directing from a script by Hiroyuki Yatsu, based on Masamitsu Nigatsu’s 2022 Kodansha publication for Weekly Shonen Jump, as well as U.S. digital portal, K Manga.
NIGHT HEAT: Jang Dong-Gun And ‘Bloodhounds’ Star Woo Do-Hwan Lead New Crime Thriller Currently Filming In Thailand
I’m late to the party on this but Korean news outlets have reported the production already underway as of a few weeks ago for action crime thriller, Night Heat. What’s more is that it stars none other than Woo Do-hwan, who lit up our streaming thrills in Jason Kim’s Netflix episodic action-packed drama, “Bloodhounds,” topped off with actors Jang Dong-gun and Lee Hye-ri also leading the roster.
CYBER FIGHTER: Cameras Roll For Indie Sci-Fi Martial Arts Comedy Proof With Feature Plans In The Works [EXCLUSIVE]
Actor and director William Joseph Hill is ramping up production on sci-fi martial arts fantasy comedy, Cyber Fighter. Cameras are now rolling for the proof of concept shortfilm, which I am told will have a festival run well into the new year as Hill and his team boost the project to feature film fruition by 2024.
LONDON CALLING: Josh Duhamel, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Rick Hoffman And More Join Highland Action Comedy Underway In South Africa
Production is underway in South Africa with Josh Duhamel (Shotgun Wedding), Jeremy Ray Taylor (Warner Bros.’ It franchise), and Rick Hoffman (USA Network’s “Suits”) set to star in action comedy, London Calling. The film additionally reunites Duhamel with Bandit helmer Allan Ungar who is reuniting with Duhamel, with a script by Oscar-nominated Omer Levin Menekse and Quinn Wolfe.
New Teaser Poster, Featurettes Peel Back Layers Of New Post-MAT KILAU Mystery Project
A new teaser poster is making the rounds along with several behind-the-scenes featurettes for the latest mystery project out Studio Kembara. The Malay production banner behind the success of director Syamsul Yusof’s record-breaking period action epic, Mat Kilau: Kebangkitan Pahlawan, is yet to divulge explicit details just yet about the film in question, which leaves plenty of room for fans of Yusof’s film to speculate.
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.
DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN Taps ‘Loki’ Duo To Finish Out Season One For Disney+
Film duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead (The Endless, Synchronic) are adding to their Marvel creds following their work on Disney+ series “Moon Knight” well as season two of Loki. The two are now joining the current production of Daredevil: Born Again, to direct the remaining episodes of the series following recent reports of the studio’s change of creative direction and reconfiguration of its TV production model. They join Dario Scardpane who is showrunner on the series with former showrunners Chris Ord and Matt Corman exec producing.
THE UNLEASHED BLAZE: Production Starts On ‘Raging Fire’ Follow-Up From ‘Gallants,’ ‘Full Strike’ Director
Emperor Motion Pictures revealed the start of production for The Unleashed Blaze, reportedly a thematic sequel to the late Benny Chan’s Raging Fire which starred Donnie Yen and Nicholas Tse. Derek Kwok (Gallants, Full Strike) is directing the film which reunites Andy Lau and Nicholas Tse who previously starred together in the aforementioned Chan’s 2011 martial arts epic, Shaolin.
RAGE OF STARS: Learn More About Lukasz Rog’s Upcoming Polish Sci-Fi Action Flick
Principal photography is just about finished on Lukasz Rog’s Polish action sci-fi production, Rage Of Stars. The English-language film marks Rog’s feature debut out of his Rzesow-based Lukra Films.
OFFICER BLACK BELT Announced As Latest Netflix Action Comedy Flick From Hit ‘Bloodhounds’ Series Director
On the count that as you’re reading this then you’re already familiar with the hit Netflix series “Bloodhounds”, be advised to take director Jason Kim’s next offering into consideration as casting is announced for Officer Black Belt, with Kim Woo-bin (Alienoid) and Kim Sung-kyun (Seoul Vibe).
Timo Tjahjanto Returns With Action Thriller THE SHADOW STRAYS For Netflix
If you’re bewildered any about what director Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes For Us, Headshot) is up to these days, I totally get it. I reckon as much that we can just about deduce all of his priorities down to the project he has at his disposal following his deal with Netflix, and for all intents and purposes, it’s been a worthwhile journey to follow.
IT FEEDS: Ashley Greene Stars In New Thriller Underway Spearheading PMI Slate
Cameras are currently rolling on supernatural thriller, It Feeds. The film is being directed by Chad Archibald from his own script, for a cast led by Ashley Greene (Accident Man, The Twilight Saga) and Shawn Ashmore (Acts Of Violence, X-Men franchise).
CINDERELLA’S REVENGE: Lauren Staerck And More Announced For New Horror/Fairytale Flick Now Filming
I’m late to the party on this but film fans can now take a gander at Cinderella’s Revenge and the latest casting news announcing Lauren Staerck who will join Natasha Henstride for the new horror/fairytale flick currently in production in England. Andy Edwards (Zombie Spring Breakers) is directing the pic which hails from Sobini Films
TAKE COVER: Scott Adkins Announces New Action Thriller Filming Next Week
Cameras roll next week for Take Cover with actor Scott Adkins making the formal announcement on Instagram on Friday. Stunt professional Nick McKinless will direct this, his second feature following The Iron Grip (2005), from a script by Joshua James (Pound Of Flesh).
NOT WITHOUT HOPE: Josh Duhamel Joins Cast Add Of Five To New Survival Drama
Boss Level and The Grey helmer Joe Carnahan is on set in Malta for Not Without Hope, the new survival drama starring Shazam: Fury Of The Gods actor Zachary Levi. Rounding out the latest round of casting made on Thursday are JoBeth Williams (The Big Chill), and Josh Duhamel (Blackout), along with Carnahan’s Copshop co-star Marshall Cook, and actors Quentin Plair (Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things), and Terrence Terrell (Netflix’s Obliterated).
PENALTY LOOP: Yusuke Iseya, More Round Out Cast Of Supernatural Mystery Crime Thriller From Shinji Araki
The film marks the second directorial effort from Shinji Araki who debuted at the helm with 2020 mystery drama, The Town Of Headcounts. He directs from his own script which sees Wakaba in the role of Jun Iwamori, a grieving man who after successfully carrying out the perfect plan to avenge his murdered girlfriend, Yui (Yamashita), finds himself mysteriously repeating the same day and killing Yui’s murderer, Mizoguchi (Iseya), over and over again. The details of Jin’s character are under wraps.
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE: Jeremy Piven Leads Supernatural Action Thriller Underway Australia, S&R Leads World Sales
Production is already underway for Fight For Your Life, the new action thriller starring Jeremy Piven (“Entourage”, The System). The film also features viral video star Jamie Costa.
TYRANT: Details On New Action Thriller From ‘The Witch’ And ‘The Childe’ Director
At this point all I really want is my threequel to The Witch franchise, and as long as Park Hoon-jung is back for a third time to direct it, I’ve got no complaints. In the meantime, I’m perfectly fine with another gritty, modern actioner out of South Korea from the celebrated Night In Paradise director who is now under way with Tyrant, as Acemaker Movieworks handles international sales.
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