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Amy Johnston Lands The Lead In LADY BLOODFIGHT
Lady Bloodfight is also set to amplify its martial arts action muscle with the aid of helmer Chris Nahon, best known for his 2001 directorial debut Jet Li blockbuster starrer, Kiss Of The Dragon, and the 2009 live action delivery of Blood: The Last Vampire.Temur Mamisashvili (Blooming Flowers, Vor, Covert Affairs) is handling the action scenes. The film is expected to launch with an announcement to be made soon at the European Film Market with more details to come.
EXCLUSIVE: Five New Stills From R.L. Scott's THE SMUGGLER
Director R.L. Scott is currently working to deliver his newest complete action crime drama, Call Me King, to a solid release date. In the meantime, Film Combat Syndicate is now unveiling five new exclusive still photos of his newest film, The Smuggler, which is currently in the middle of principal photography.
The Smuggler stars reunites Scott with actor Maurice Whitfield who stars as Mason Luke, a world class smuggler who gets caught in the middle of a war between two powerful corporations while trying to smuggle a young woman named Alaina, (Alexis Miranda) into the United States. Whitfield can also be seen in a few of the stills below, including the still located second from the top with actor Sam Puefua, who plays Aleki Sovo, a New Zealandian mercenary hired with the task of killing Alaina, while faced with the conflictions of his own moral code respective to Luke’s.
Scott is directing the action scenes, as well as producing the film from a screenplay he wrote. Whitfield is also executive producing and stars Miranda and Puefua, in addition to actress Monyque Thompson Scott, actors Kevin Lukata and George Vincent and actress and producer Ryann Graye.
The Smuggler is expected to wrap filming next month in accordance with the launch of the movie’s new website where action fans will also be able to catch the official teaser prior to further trailer and release news.
Check out the official stills below and stay tuned to Film Combat Syndicate for more information in the days and months ahead.
Black Sabbath Headlines The New Full Trailer For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE!
If graphic novels teach you nothing else, they teach you just how great they can be for source material for what potentially great films. Director Zack Snyder proved this in 2007 by adapting author Frank Miller’s work for the big screen with 300, and now repeats the process as co-writer and producer for the follow-up, 300: Rise Of An Empire.
New Release Date For SPACE PIRATE: CAPTAIN HARLOCK
Crunchyroll has forwarded the latest long-form trailer for the upcoming 3DCG animated galactic action adventure, Space Pirate: Captain Harlock from writer Harutoshi Fukui (Mobile Suit Gundam UC), and director Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed, Appleseed: Ex-Machina, Halo: Legends). The news comes along with a new Japan theatrical release date set for September 7, 2013.
New Promo Footage For SNOWPIERCER
Based on a screenplay co-written by Bong along with Kelly Masterson, SNOWPIERCER is the live-action adaptation of the French graphic novel, “Le Transperceniege” by Benjamin Legrand and Jacques Lob, which takes place in the year 2035 where world war has thrown the planet into a snow-covered post apocalyptic state, forcing Earth’s last survivors to board the high-tech Snowpiercer train. When their worlds collide, the survivors, divided by economic class, face an ironic turn of events causing their last best hope to become a dangerous and deadly battleground that will endanger what remains of humanity.
Updates On The Developments Of GARUDA 7
A recent newsletter from B&E Productions in early April reported talk of the announcement made at a press conference in Jakarta about an Indonesian film production from Lifevolution Pictures to be co-produced by Bey Logan, along with Bagus Arietam who is also directing. “After Hong Kong and Japanese martial arts films, the next Asian action heroes to hit the West were Indonesian,” Logan said at the press conference. “I remember seeing Billy Chong’s ‘Crystal Fist’ and a Barry Prima swordplay epic on VHS. It’s an honour to team with these legends on this new project.”
The film, Garuda 7, is said to have a story and overall look and feel of an action adventure that would combine an “Expendables” theme with “Raid”-style action, featuring a diverse cast with veteran actors such as Willy Dozan (a.k.a. Billy Chong) and Barry Prima, in addition to young, rising action stars. The premise, according to the film’s official Facebook page will involve rescuing the daughter of Barry Prima’s character from a human trafficking organization that likely leads to other plot twists and explosive action along the way. City On Fire, who helped break the story this week, also stipulated this week that the director plans to begin pre-production on the film this September after Logan wraps up production on Lady Bloodsport which is currently set to star an all-female line-up led by Selina Lo and Jet Tranter.
Currently, action stars like Mark Dacascos, Michael Dudikoff, Lorenzo Lamas, Simon Yam and Richard Norton are other names set to be hopefully attached to the project if co-producer Bey Logan can help it. Dacascos, who is slated to appear in the upcoming second season of Mortal Kombat: Legacy has just wrapped up production in The Philippines for a new film tentatively titled Operation: Rogue. Meanwhile, Norton, who is also slated to appear in the upcoming Mad Max reboot, along with Lamas, in addition to Dudikoff who is still up for some form of an American Ninja reboot film, are all current names spoken of in recent reports regarding another “Expendables”-style action adventure film pitched by Don “The Dragon” Wilson called The B-Team.
There seems to be a fascinating pattern here with “Expendables”-style military films, especially now that there are several other films in the works, including Adi Shankar’s latest all female “Expendabelles” project. We’ll see where this goes, so watch this space for more info hopefully in the near future.
Dom And His Crew Meet Their Match In The New Featurette For FAST AND FURIOUS 6
May 24, 2013 can’t seem to come fast and furious enough for fans of the now six-part epic film franchise spanning worldwide explosive vehicular action with the upcoming film, Fast And Furious 6. And if set photos, tv spots, two trailers and a slate of character posters aren’t enough with the torture you are going through, try your hands at a new featurette from Universal, which provides another distinct look at the characters involved, and the odds that stand against them.
New Trailer For THE HOST
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Xing Yu Unleashes Kung Fu Fury In THE WRATH OF VAJRA
The film stars 34 year old Xing Yu (a.k.a. Shi Yanneng) a former shaolin monk who has already dazzled audiences on stage and in several films, including Fatal Contact, Flash Point, Ip Man, and twice with veteran action performer and director Xin Xin Xiong in Once Upon A Time 3 and Shaolin to name a few.
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK Gets The Reboot Treatment
Deadline is reporting that producer Joel Silver is joining forces between his production company, Silver Pictures, and Studio Canal to revive the classic 1981 post apocalyptic sci-fi action thriller, Escape From New York. The reboot will reportedly be the set-up for a new trilogy, with Silver producing along with Andrew Rona, and executive vice president of Silver Pictures, Alex Heineman serving as executive producer. Currently, the developmental process is undergoing a search for a writer to pen the screenplay, while the word is that actors Gerard Butler (300, Tomb Raider: The Cradle Of Life), Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy, S.W.A.T.), Tom Hardy (Warrior, This Means War) and Liam Neeson (Darkman, Taken, Unknown) are at the top of the list for Silver’s latest re-imagining of the character, Snake Plissken, previously played by actor Kurt Russell.
A Warrior Vows Vengeance Against The Gods In LAND OF GIANTS
The shortfilm teaser features Landwehr, joined by actors Michael Higgs, Manon Kahle, Sigo Heinisch, Tolga Degirmen and Luke Cronauer, and directed by Kryztof Zlatnik. Co-creator Mathis Landwehr and Bruchholz also directed the action, where Bruchholtz also served as co-editor.
New Poster And Trailer For AFTER EARTH
A new trailer and poster have been unveiled for the upcoming sci-fi fantasy action adventure thriller, AFTER EARTH, due out in theaters June 7, 2013. It stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith as a father and son who crashland onto newly-evolved Earth, and are forced to survive the remnants of catastrophic events on a planet that was once inhabited by humans. The film also stars Isabelle Fuhrman, Kristofer Hivju, Gabriel Caste, Zoe Kravitz, Sophie Okonedo, David Denman, Lincoln Lewis and Lauryn Smith.