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Get A Full Look At Alain Moussi As ‘Nash’ In STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION

If there was ever any doubt that fighting game characters could be properly translated onto a cinematic platform, multifaceted stuntman and director Joey Ansah disproved it all with last year’s Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist. Alas, he’s about to do so again with the current production of Machinima’s newest venture, Street Fighter: Resurrection, which will tie into the upcoming game release of Street Fighter V with a mix of returning and new characters, including the undead Charlie Nash. All that and more have thus been revealed with the debut of actor and martial artist Alain Moussi in costume for both the latest teaser and current photos now circulating online. As such, you can now get a full head-to-toe glimpse of Moussi in costume in the newly-released photo below. Street Fighter: Resurrection is releasing in March next year through Machinima’s mobile platform content deal with Verizon’s go90, and will serve as a […]

The Undead Emerges In A New Webseries Teaser For STREET FIGHTER: RESURRECTION!

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Rising martial arts action star and actor Alain Moussi is ready to break ground next year with his debut starring role in John Stockwell’s Kickboxer: Vengeance next year. However, it appears he’ll be beating the streets as well with the forthcoming release of director Joey Ansah’s latest foray into Capcom territory with Street Fighter: Resurrection, a new webseries which premieres in March of next year courtesy of Machinima. The series follows the accolades already well earned by Ansah for his immersive work on last year’s hit series and film edit for Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist prior to announcements for Street Fighter: World Warrior. There aren’t any details on the latter, but with Street Fighter: Resurrection on the rise, fans can expect their favorites like Mike Moh and Christian Howard to reprise their roles of Ryu and Ken once more along with several characters from the upcoming game making headlines this […]

Get A Kick Out Of The New Teaser For KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE!

Lee B. Golden III

With the promise of a sequel already in play, director John Stockwell‘s latest induction into the reboot category with Kickboxer: Vengeance is on deck for a release in 2016. The film is still in post production with the forthcoming acting debut of stuntman and martial artist Alain Moussi who reprises the role of Kurt Sloan, as previously legendary film star Jean-Claude Van Damme who joins in as the master who trains Kurt to avenge his brother’s death at the hands and knees of the vicious Muay Thai fighter, Tong Po, now played by Dave Bautista. The film is the first project to come for Acme Rocket Fuel who will be joined Headmon Entertainment in producing and financing the sequel, Kickboxer: Retaliation, which was announced last week. In the meantime, the jury is still out on how this one will bode, and at any rate will serve a notable and heartfelt […]

KICKBOXER: RETALIATION To Follow Suit For Moussi's 'Vengeance'

Lee B. Golden III

Well the jury is still out on how In The Blood helmer John Stockwell’s latest, Kickboxer: Vengenace will bode for fans of the classic martial arts franchise. However, that hasn’t staved off any expectations of there being a sequel with debut actor Alain Moussi posting about it via Facebook. And so the word is out now with Radar Pictures developing Kickboxer: Retaliation, with Moussi likely to return to star whilst we await official information in the coming days and weeks. In the meantime, the first film is on the way with a release date to be announced, and time will tell if this one will do the forthcoming sequel justice. If you’ve seen the 1989 film then you already know the skinny. If not, in sum, it’s Moussi in the role of Kurt Sloane (formerly played by action star Jean-Claude Van Damme) who sets out to Thailand to avenge his […]

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Tong Po Takes Center Ring In New Photos From KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE

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Director John Stockwell’s latest, Kickboxer: Vengeance, is currently undergoing a slow promotional rollout with a few stills and there’s no telling when this will lead to a teaser, but this does signal that things are finally happening. Once more, leave it to stuntman and martial artist Alain Moussi to topline in this, his acting debut opposite Spectre co-star Dave Bautista in a remake of the 1989 David Worth classic, Kickboxer, which sees our own Kurt Sloan journeying out to Thailand to gain the skills he needs to avenge his brother’s death at the hands of the vicious Tong Po. It was then that actor Mohammed Qissi portrayed the role masterfully, and now that task is handed over to Bautista whose own new photos are going viral in a few promo stills this month. Take a look below: Sarah Malakul Lane, Gina Carano and Georges St. Pierre also star ahead of […]

Get A Look At Tong Po And The Sloane Brothers In A New KICKBOXER: VENGEANCE Set Pic

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If there was ever a more poignant moment for martial arts fans, it would be in view of the latest set photo taken last year upon the U.S. segment of production for In The Blood helmer John Stockwell‘s new film, Kickboxer: Vengeance. Stuntman and martial artist Alain Moussi makes his acting debut in the film and shared a new set photo this week alongside actor Dave Bautista resurrecting the role of iconic villain, Tong Po, with the latest look at late actor Darren Shahlavi since his untimely death back in January. Shahlavi and Moussi reprise the respective roles of Eric and Kurt Sloane, rebooting the 1989 tornament thriller with its original star, Jean-Claude Van Damme now filling in Dennis Chan’s shoes as the mentor who that helps train Kurt to avenge the death of his brother, Eric, at the hands of the villainous Tong Po, played by Bautista. Sara Malakul […]

[UPDATED] Is Alain Moussi Joining Marvel/Netflix As IRON FIST?

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UPDATE (1/28/15): It seems Moussi removed his Facebook post within the last several hours since the original article was published, and reposted a few more times later stating he was not in the running to play the character. We’ll keep you posted. In the wake of the current production of Kickboxer, you may have been wondering exactly what lies next for its debut lead actor, Alain Moussi. Well, we may already have an answer for that with the latest update now drawing some pretty tasty speculation relative to what is now happening for Marvel’s currently brewing extension of their cinematic universe through Netflix, and if you’re a kung fu fan, you definitely have reason to be excited. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Alain Moussi. Iron Fist first […]

Stockwell’s KICKBOXER Invites Its Original Star, Jean-Claude Van Damme

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Kickboxing is all the rage this week (as I said before in my earlier report), as things begin to finally take shape for two current, seperately running visions for a return to the classic martial arts franchise. Here, we are joining in with word from The Hollywood Reporter that martial artist superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme is poised to star in the forthcoming re-adaptation of the 1989 original film which he starred in under directors Mark DiSalle and David Worth. Kickboxer was a cornerstone in Van Damme’s earlier Hollywood career post films like Black Eagle, No Retreat – No Surrender, Bloodsport, and the Albert Pyun-directed Cyborg among others. The film essentially put the Belgian action hero on the world map as he kicked his way to stardom in the role of Kurt Sloane, who undergoes a test of spiritual and physical strength, endurance and will in order to take on […]

Stockwell's KICKBOXER Adds T.J. Storm And Matthew Ziff

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Updates are abound now that production is underway for In The Blood helmer John Stockwell‘s current remake of the 1989 martial arts thriller, Kickboxer. Progress has had its share of stops and starts in the past year or so as a few major names departed from the project this month, but now we’re finally getting a grip on what lies ahead for casting thanks to social media. Actor Matthew Ziff, lately known for his upcoming appearance in the action-packed family drama, The Martial Arts Kid, recently took to Twitter and Instagram to share a few images earlier hinting on a “big” project. That project just so happened to be the upcoming Kickboxer where it just so happens he will be joined by his fellow The Martial Arts Kid co-star, martial artist and actor T.J. Storm (Punisher: War Zone, Black Cobra). There aren’t any details yet on what their roles will […]

EXCLUSIVE: KICKBOXER Loses Fung, Gains ‘In The Blood’ Director

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Probably one of the biggest pieces of developing news as of late has been the current stagnation surrounding a forthcoming remake of the 1989 martial arts tournament thriller, Kickboxer. Updates have been slow and steady since the film was announced last summer, followed by this year’s press release from The Exchange CEO, Brian O’Shea in lieu of Cannes, with a cast list that appeared to be sizing up quite nicely with martial artist and stuntman Alain Moussi (X-Men: Days Of Future Past, Warcraft) set to make his acting debut. Lately however, the production has been hitting some bumps in the past several months, signified otherwise by the fact that the film was supposed to go into production in Thailand a few months ago. This week now, those bumps have turned into thumps, after losing martial arts action stars, actor Scott Adkins a few months ago, in addition to Tony Jaa […]

Tony Jaa Drops Out Of Fung's KICKBOXER

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It was approximately four months ago that international action star Tony Jaa was on deck to possibly star in Tai Chi 0 helmer Stephen Fung‘s forthcoming production of Kickboxer from Radar Pictures, a remake of the 1989 martial arts tournament thriller officially announced a year and a half ago. Since then, casting continued with some missteps along the way while boasting what appeared to be an otherwise promising slate of names joining actor, martial artist and stuntman Alain Moussi for his hopeful lead debut as a Fall 2014 shoot neared, and now with the year approaching its end, it appears the production has hit another bump. Jaa‘s manager, Mike Selby, has informed Film Combat Syndicate that the actor has officially withdrawn from the production, stating “The production changed schedule to a period where Jaa would not be available.”. Whatever the case may be, it looks like a pretty scary pattern […]

[UPDATED] Tony Jaa And Scott Adkins Are Confirmed For KICKBOXER

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UPDATE (8/5/14): This may come as a mild disappointment, although hopefully a tentative one provided the odds are in fans’ favor. I have just received word that today’s press release went viral prematurely and that neither Scott Adkins, Tony Jaa, nor Dave Batista have been officially confirmed for the film. As such, talks remain on-going as the actors await a final contract to be outlined. Considering the response to today’s premature headline, let’s hope these talks are successful! EARLIER REPORT: The current and accumulating cast list of the forthcoming production of director Stephen Fung‘s new reboot of the Jean-Claude Van Damme classic, Kickboxer is looking better and better. It was previously broken on Film Combat Syndicate that international action star Tony Jaa was in talks for a role in the film, following his forthcoming appearances in Skin Trade, Fast And Furious 7 and SPL 2: A Time For Consequences. With Jaa […]

NUK SU KOW! Alain Moussi Will Lead The Cast In The Remake Of KICKBOXER

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It was back in July in 2013 that two memorable action classics starring legendary superstar Jean Claude Van Damme, Bloodsport and Kickboxer were each finally announced to be remade with their own directors, with the latter to be helmed by Tai Chi 0 director, multifaceted actor and producer Stephen Fung. On Monday, almost a year later, official news finally confirmed from Cannes announcing actor, stuntman and martial artist Alain Moussi (pictured left) will be taking the lead in Fung‘s new film. The actor most recently did stuntwork on Camille Delamarre’s directorial debut remaking the 2004 action thriller, District B13 in last month’s release of Brick Mansions, in addition to working on films such as Guillermo Del Toro’s 2013 techno monster thriller Pacific Rim, and the upcoming release of filmmaker David Hayter’s own directorial debut, Wolves with Lucas Till and Jason Momoa. Monday’s report also confirmed what may be expected as the official […]