Many a debate have been had in the last five years over the fate of a fourth installment of Undisputed, a series of films that has since spawned from a Hollywood prison boxing drama to a franchise of films that have entrenched explicit fandom within the niche for actor and action star Scott Adkins in the role of devout modern day mixed martial arts warrior, Uri Boyka. Suffice it to say, the Undisputed franchise has taken a life of its own in the martial arts genre, and while piracy nearly threatened the hopes of a fourth film, it was finally made official in late 2013 with cameras rolling nearly a year and a half later in Bulgaria for Boyka: Undisputed IV.
Yes, results are coming, and I wouldn’t hold my breath for this one until at least a 2016 release as with the nature of independent cimema. Director Isaac Florentine who has been in the director’s chair for the franchise since the sequel in 2006 with actor Michael Jai White is back once again, now with the likes of Tim Man (Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear) designing the action, action actor Brahim Achabbakhe and towering personal trainer and actor Martyn Ford as the current faces of the film via social media so far. And with production still on-going, we now have an official synopsis courtesy of a fanpage geared toward the production.
In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Boyka is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude.
The plot here lends great lip-service to the current nature of the narrative following the third film with the Boyka character having escaped the clutches of the courrpt Gorgon penitentiary in Georgia after redeeming himself in the Prison-Spetz Competion against its tough competiton with only one fully-working knee. The final scene could have easily led to the completion of the franchise right then, but fan fervor demanded more Boyka, and now the fans are getting their wish.
An official cast listing should go public sometime soon while I sincerely hope the fans will actually support this one by actually purchasing and renting. As awesome this franchise has become for martial arts fans alike, the filmmakers and stars deserve it.
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