Impact Online is reporting that musician, producer, actor and director RZA‘s late 2012 comic book-hip-hop kung fu hybrid fantasy epic, The Man With The Iron Fists, may see its way to a hopeful sequel. Mike Leeder writes that despite the film’s lack of commercial success and mixed reviews, the news lends itself with much credit due to the film’s home sales on DVD, Blu-Ray and DVD.
The Man With The Iron Fists took seven years to finance, with years and months spent with RZA and fellow producer Eli Roth conceptualizing the story, pitching it to various studios and turning it into a solid script until Universal Pictures finally announced its involvement in 2010. While filming, the film.underwent several hefty edits and apparently left out a lot of material prior to its Hollywood premiere in October, followed by its North American release on November 2, 2012.
I particularly enjoyed The Man With The Iron Fists after its release. It wasn’t perfect, but the action was spectacular to look at, and most of the characters had their own unique charm about themselves that led me to appreciate the talent that RZA observed for the film. And with the way the mid/post-credits ending was structured, I honestly feel that the ending truly lended itself to a sequel that needs to happen, and it definitely needs to be theatrical. But what do you guys think?
QUESTION: What did you think of The Man With The Iron Fists? And are you looking forward to a sequel? Or a spin-off? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below or on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus or Pinterest.
RZA is also set to appear in the upcoming releases of Tom Yum Goong 2 and the upcoming “District B13” American remake, Brick Mansions.
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