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BRIGHT Shines Online With An Action-Packed New Trailer

David Ayer’s latest fantasy crime thriller, Bright, is already full-speed ahead with its campaign until releasing on Netflix next week. We now have a third trailer to take a gander at in the days since starring actor Will Smith got a whole bunch of same-named fans to send clips of themselves for a montage also now online. Set in an alternate present-day where humans, orcs, elves, and fairies have been co-existing since the beginning of time. Bright is genre-bending action movie that follows two cops from very different backgrounds. Ward (Will Smith) and Jakoby (Joel Edgerton), embark on a routine patrol night and encounter a darkness that will ultimately alter the future and their world as they know it. I won’t share that montage here, but the trailer is what it’s about and ripe with more fantasy easter eggs and mythos introducing the hybrid world from Ayers and screenwriter Max […]

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KILL ORDER Unleashes Martial Arts Mayhem In The Official Trailer

Chances are if you’ve attended any film festival events in Canada or New York City in the past month or so, you might have spied an eye on James Mark’s directorial debut, Kill Order which rolls out on February 6, 2018. The film, currently one of our Five-A-Day entries for 2018, has had a lengthy road to its existence of late and now bears the fruits of several noteworthy reviews circulating online including our own in hailing Mark’s milestone achievement thusfar with brother, actor and stuntman Chris Mark also making his debut in a starring vehicle. Chaos erupts when a group of armed men break into a high school classroom. They target David, a quiet kid who secretly suffers from unexplained memories of a horrifying past. Tapping into a previously unknown strength, David fights off his attackers and goes on the run. With his life and the lives of his […]

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FIVE-A-DAY ROUND-UP VII: Gintama 2, The Monkey King 3, Bleach, Inrang, Laughing Under The Clouds

Going into some more adaptations, I have at least five others in mind worth pointing out, one of which already might be in production given the recent announcement of Gintama 2. Little is known about the project which will have Fukuda Yuichi back at the helm advancing a follow-up to this year’s live-actiom rendition of the Benizakura Arc in his 2017 film starring Oguri Shun, Kahsimoto Hanna and Masaki Suda; Well Go USA is releasing that one in the Spring on DVD and Blu-Ray while we await more info on the sequel and what it entails. Chinese moviegoers will continue to endure their beloved folklore as seen on the big screen in time for the Chinese New Year release of The Monkey King 3: Kingdom Of Women. Aaron Kwok is back in the title role with William Feng as the monk Tang under director Soi Cheang who shepherds this latest […]

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CREED 2 Sets Stephen Caple Jr. To Direct

It was back in October that actor Sylvester Stallone, priming for a return to the screen with actor Michael B. Jordan for Creed II, announced he would direct. Fast forward to December this week on Monday as things appear to have switched gears with word that Stephen Caple Jr. would instead join the spin-off sequel at the helm. Caple Jr., who has won several awards for feature and short film credits such as last year’s The Land and 2014 fave, A Different Tree, will direct the film from a script by Stallone and Luke Cage showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker following the Winter 2015 hit helmed by Ryan Coogler who is currently in talks for an executive producer role. Most of the plot details are thin apart from Variety’s reporting cited as follows: The upcoming installment follows Adonis Creed (Jordan)’s life inside and outside of the ring as he deals with […]

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KUNG FU STORY: ‘Love’ Trilogy Helmer Pang Ho-Cheung Announces New Martial Arts Trilogy

Asia Times Online Some serious noise is being made this month at the International Film Festival and Awards in Macao where directors and producers are talking movies, as well as announcing and pitching concepts for necessary funding. In this instance, leave it to Vulgaria and Dream Home helmer Pang Ho-Cheung who had been partaking as a guest speaker for a masterclass at the festival. For this, Variety is offering news on Kung Fu Story, a trilogy of martial arts titles which Pang will film back-to-back. The films are currently being backed by several companies with Bravos Pictures handling the films internationally per the news from Variety shared on Sunday evening where Pang scantly discusses explicit details about the project, but highlighs his own personal goals as a filmmaker as well as previous development and movement overall. Here are several excerpts: “Ever since childhood, I’ve always taken different paths. My most […]

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FIVE-A-DAY ROUND-UP VI: Kung Fu Big League, Nightshooters, The Real Target, Wiro Sableng 212, Duality

2017 has been a great and tremendous year for U.K. actor and martial artist Jean-Paul Ly. With Jailbreak on the way to more releases and other projects in between the months ahead, his current gig now has him back in Europe in an ambitious attempt to draw eyes to the English market for the martial arts genre starring in Marc Price’s latest, Nightshooters. The film is now underway in London with Ly starring as an actor and stuntman forced along with his crew to fight for their lives after witnessing a gangland murder. You would be wise to keep Ly in continual view this year as his resume of late hasn’t been decorated for nothing. Day 7 – and the crew are all here. And there. And backstage. A post shared by Nightshooters (@nightshootersfilm_official) on Nov 28, 2017 at 9:31am PST Malaysia is on the spotlight following a recent announcement […]

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Review: BEYOND SKYLINE Is The Sequel Sci-Fi Fandom Needs

The Greg and Colin Strause-directed, independent 2010 critical sci-fi flop, Skyline, left a huge enough dent in box office earnings to warrant some wiggle room for a sequel. Enter Liam O’Donnell, having worked his way up from VFX work on several projects, as well as co-scripting and producing the first film and now sets his sights with a sequel as his directorial debut in Beyond Skyline – a film that by some accounts probably wasn’t expected to happen or even supposed to. It had been four years since the first film and so no one would see an announcement up until 2014, surprising everyone curious and keen, and not for nothing either. The added touch of throwing in people like Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian would certainly pepper the hype up to a certain degree for fans fond of their work on Merantau, The Raid and it’s sequel; The mere […]

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Review: Indie Martial Arts Crime Thriller BOUND BY DEBT Pays Its Dues

Cha Ki Do founder and filmmaker, actor and martial artist Paul Mormando steps into the criminal underworld for wife and film partner Anna Mormando’s debut at the helm, Bound By Debt. Hailing from Put Up Entertainment, Mormando makes his way to the indie fray with a feasible low budget, binding tale of crime, family upheaval and redemption for its appeal to martial arts fans as a fight flick fans will hopefully enjoy. Mormando tackles the role of Dylan James, a down-and-out former fighter for the mob fully aware of his physical well-being and the consequences of getting in the ring one more time. At the top of the film from credits onward, we meet Bobby Ciasulli who plays Robbie, a struggling father of two with a marriage hampered by a gambling addiction that ultimately lands him in trouble with only one day to make good on his debt to relentless […]

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MAZE RUNNER: THE DEATH CURE: Don’t Miss The Explosive Final Trailer

While I myself haven’t been hugely familiar with James Dashner’s books and as saturated as some PG-13 actioners tend to leave me feeling from time to time, the Maze Runner trilogy gets my respect. The first two films were very pretty enjoyable on top of terrific cast performances with some stimulating action and director Wes Ball’s third and final offering, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, looks to be no different whilst taking the saga further to its rightful end. In the epic finale to the Maze Runner saga, Thomas leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final and most dangerous mission yet. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all. Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived […]

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SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE Swings Online With An Official Teaser

There was once a time a little over three years ago when I felt overcome by the presence of so many Spider-Man movies. I’d like to believe Sony has finally managed to find its footing with this particular IP while having invested amply into fans and especially now that they’ve dug a little deeper into the fandom with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and a fresh new teaser from the weekend to start things off. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the creative minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, bring their unique talents to a fresh vision of a different Spider-Man Universe, with a groundbreaking visual style that’s the first of its kind. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” introduces Brooklyn teen Miles Morales, and the limitless possibilities of the Spider-Verse, where more than one can wear the mask. The trailer itself does wonderful in introducing Morales to the fray, probably […]

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JESSICA JONES Has Some Unfinished Business In The First Season Two Teaser

The Marvel/Netflix is ready to proceed with the order of things on its own end as of March when Jessica Jones returns for its Spring season two premiere. Enter Krysten Ritter, back in the title role and still with an eye for a drink and a clapback for anyone and everyone in her way, including whoever looms in the backdrop to stimulate what drives this next chapter in the J.J. saga. You get a whiff of this and a little more in the first official teaser for the show with a reprising cast that includes Rachael Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Eka Darville along with newly added Janet McTeer and J.R. Ramirez, and many more. Check out the teaser now.

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Prime Finds: BIG MATCH (2014)

Back in the halcyon days of video stores, I always made it a habit to forego the latest Hollywood releases and would scour the shelves for obscure and odd films that struck my fancy. Now, in the days of streaming, I’ve rediscovered my passion for diamonds in the rough on Amazon Prime; a service that is turning into a goldmine of oddities to dive into. And now, on the first of many editions of this column, I give you Big Match (2014). Why did I watch it? Big Match wound up on my radar back in 2014 when I stumbled across its trailer online. This stylish, fast-paced glimpse checked all of my boxes in regard to movies I needed to see. And then I waited. And waited. The film, for whatever reason, never materialized on US shores. I never lost hope in the film, despite my frustration with the film’s […]

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL Looks As Ungodly As You Might Have Feared In The First Official Trailer

I just spent all afternoon trying really hard to understand why Alita: Battle Angel looks the way it does now…And I can’t. Granted, I imagine it’ll be a fun and fantastic spectacle for some when it hits theaters but I’m with the choir on this one. At first glance with actress Rosa Salazar in the title role, this might as well have been a Pixar movie. Holy shit. Visionary filmmakers James Cameron (AVATAR) and Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) create a groundbreaking new heroine in ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, an action-packed story of hope, love and empowerment. Set several centuries in the future, the abandoned Alita (Rosa Salazar) is found in the scrapyard of Iron City by Ido (Christoph Waltz), a compassionate cyber-doctor who takes the unconscious cyborg Alita to his clinic. When Alita awakens she has no memory of who she is, nor does she have any recognition of the world […]

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Dave Bautista's STUBER Revs Up For Fox

Dave Bautista's STUBER Revs Up For Fox

Actor Dave Bautista’s career progression steers ever further this week, and gladly with a new report on Friday from Deadline per 20th Century Fox’s upcoming action comedy, Stuber. Michael Dowse is directing from a script by Tripper Clancy in which Bautista will play a relentless detective who commandeers an unsuspecting Uber driver named Stu into a harrowing evening of hijinks and mayhem. Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley who helped cook up development on the project will produce the film with Jake Wagner serving as executive producer and Jeremy Kramer overseeing for Fox. The film comes just as Bautista is about to ring in the new year with a flurry of titles, including Drew Pearce’s sci-fi actioner, Hotel Artemis, the Russos’ Avengers: Infinity War, Steven C. Miller’s Escape Plan: Hades, Scott Mann’s Final Score, Yuen Woo-Ping’s Master Z: Ip Man Legacy, and a tentatively untitled action comedy vehicle from STX […]

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FIVE-A-DAY ROUND UP V: 2.0, The Hidden Sword, Soldado, Detective Dee 3, Ant-Man And The Wasp

2010 saw the critical and commercial success of S. Shankar’s multi-award winning blockbuster sci-fi thriller, Robot, now readying an Amazon release next year. That milestone achievement continues next year with 2.0 from Shankar returning to the helm for actor Rajinikanth reprising the role of embattled A.I. robot, Chitti, and his creator Dr. Vaseegaran. Robot is currently available on Netflix for anyone who wants to catch up. For now, here’s a behind the scenes look on the sequel: With director Stefano Sollima taking on the daunting task of following up Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, Soldado aims to open up even more on the world the first film immerses you in. Josh Brolin returns along with Benecio Del Toro in the respective roles of DoJ task force handler Matt Graver and underworld hitman Alejandro staving off terrorists crossing the border while squaring away with old foes. Colombia Pictures is setting a June 29 […]

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Paramount Beams Up An R-Rating For Tarantino’s STAR TREK Movie

Earlier this week it was reported that Quentin Tarantino would be wrangling together a writers’ room to kick some ideas around for a possible Star Trek movie. Yes. Apparently the man best known for inspiring groovy 60’s and 70’s aesthetics for landmark crime comedies and one sick old school martial arts saga wants to go where no man has gone before, and he’s at Paramount trying to make that happen this week with J.J. Abrams on board to produce. As of Thursday, Deadline has revealed a striking new development that the studio will take the direction of Deadpool, thus agreeing to Tarantino’s terms for an R-rated Star Trek movie. Moreover, The Revenant scribe Mark L. Smith, among those in the room listed including Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking – 2019), and Drew Pearce (Iron Man 3, upcoming Hotel Artemis), is a possible frontrunner to pen Tarantino’s script after their hours-long meeting. This […]

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BEYOND SKYLINE Hails The Alien Onslaught On The Official U.S. Blu-Ray Art

I’m absolutely fired up about the release of Beyond Skyline… except in the states there won’t be a theatrical release, apparently. Instead, Lionsgate will be rolling out the hit sci-fi sequel on DVD, Blu-Ray and VoD on January 16, 2018 in North America, pretty much crusing any of my pre-ordained hopes and dreams amid my own reporting… Fuck. Anyway, I reviewed this bastard (check back December 11) and while I won’t be including this in any of my current Five-A-Day articles which I don’t feel like re-editing since I’m currently getting over being sick and the task itself is just damn tiresome, I’m happy to be lending this one with some lip service in the coming weeks. I dug the crud out of this film and I honestly want more after this. Plotwise, sans the 2010 fumble from the Strause sibs, VFX artist Liam O’Donnell presses on here with actor […]

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7 DAYS IN ENTEBBE Unravel In The Pulsating First Trailer

José Padilha of Narcos and Elite Squad fame has his eyes set on the Spring of next year with a look at the new high-flying political thriller, 7 Days in Entebbe. Focus Features is opening the film on March 16 with Daniel Brühl and Rosamund Pike starring from a script by ’71 scrive Gregory Burke. A gripping thriller inspired by the true events of the 1976 hijacking of an Air France flight en route from Tel Aviv to Paris, the film depicts the most daring rescue mission ever attempted. Also starring are Eddie Marsan, Ben Schnetzer, Lior Ashkenazi, and Denis Ménochet. Don’t miss the first international trailer below.

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Sophie Turner Is On Fire In New First Look Photos For X:MEN: DARK PHOENIX

When news broke last year that Simon Kinberg was going to direct an X-Men movie, the news wasn’t met with a lot of optimism on my end from folks who’ve said something on it. Personally, I didn’t know what to believe even though he’d worked on at least three X-Men titles in addition to having been involved with Bryan Singer’s canonical inductions with Days Of Future Past and Apocalypse. Is that a referendum of some kind? Nah. I have rather enjoyed Fox’s little corner of the MCU sans Brett Ratner’s The Last Stand, and especially with regard to Singer’s work from the very beginning. So, I’m keen on giving Kinberg a chance with whatever lies ahead for X-Men: Dark Phoenix, and judging by what’s discussed over at Entertainment Weekly’s exclusive pictorals, it looks like he’s doing alright by the fans thusfar. Sophie Turner returns to in the title role with […]

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FIVE-A-DAY ROUND UP IV: Rampage, The Meg, Pacific Rim: Uprising, Guardians Of The Tomb, Warriors Of Future

Today’s bunch just so happened to round up some monster feats. These came to mind so, here we go: As far as creature features and sci-fi go, Rampage is a pretty big effort in that department from Warner Bros. with Brad Peyton at the helm. Adapting a classic video game, Dwayne Johnson stars alongside Naomie Harris for the story of a Primatologist who teams up with a discredited genetics engineer to solve the mystery behind an otherworldly experiment gone wrong and stave off the destructive battle for supremacy between a supersized beasts and his best friend, George, a highly intelligent silverback albino gorilla. April 20 is the date! Jon Turtletaub is the man Stath fans will be turning to in 2018 when The Meg finally opens in theaters. Nearly eleven years in the making and inspired by Steve Alten’s 1997 novel, action star Jason Statham takes the fight from land […]

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