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BLOOD RUSH Key Sales Art Coats The Virtual Cannes Market In The Red Stuff

I certainly wasn’t the one who first broke the news of Ranjeet S. Marwa’s Blood Rush at the top of the year, but it’s been an honor thusfar to be able to keep a finger on the pulse of the goings on these days with director Ranjeet S. Marwa, and seeing him take to his first-ever sales pitch at Cannes (albeit the Virtual Market) has been all the more exciting. He’s working on filming his next endeavor, Traced, later this year in the U.K. starring Sunny Pang, while plans remain in motion to round-up key impressive talent for an early 2021 start for blood-drenched action thriller, Blood Rush, about a widower whose secret life in the occult sends him in a downward spiral he’ll now have to fight his way out of, tooth and nail. The production has had its few snags along the way, unfortunately – most prevalently due […]

COVID-19: THE IMPACT ON ASIAN CINEMA Documentary Poster: There’s Blood On Someone’s Hands For Sure

Lee B. Golden III

Here’s a fact worth facing: Covid-19 isn’t a hoax. Want another fact?… Were it not for this disease spreading throughout the world and killing thousands of people, filmmakers like Ranjeet S. Marwa would already be closer to the start of his own latest endeavor, Blood Rush. Already having to scale back on that prospect, he’s moved onto another with independent documentary, Covid-19: The Impact On Asian Cinema, and even throwing in a bloody new poster, which, to say the least, speaks some truth as to the leaders of the world like Agent Orange who’ve enabled this crisis so needlessly. Interview subjects include two of Marwa’s Blood Rush co-stars, Singaporean actor Sunny Pang and British fight choreographer Nick Khan, as well as Balinese actor Oka Antara (The Raid 2, Foxtrot Six). Post-production is already well underway with about an hour of runtime and details pending its Amazon Prime release. Peep the […]

(UPDATED) BLOOD RUSH: ‘Bad Boys For Life’ Actor In Talks; ‘Wira’ Star Confirmed [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Updated as of Thursday, April 9, 2020. Italian-American actor Massi Furlan is in talks to join Ranjeet S. Marwa’s Blood Rush, which remains in active development under Marwa’s independent Rocket Sky High film label. Marwa also confirmed with FCSyndicate on Wednesday that Malaysian stunt performer, actor Hairul Azreen is officially joining the feature thriller; Balinese actor Oka Antara (Foxtrot Six, The Raid 2) was previously attached following reported talks last week but has since departed the project due to scheduling concerns. Details on the roles for both Furlan and Azreen remain under wraps. Zack Lee (The Night Comes For Us, Headshot) makes his lead debut on Blood Rush from a script by Marwa, with an ensemble cast bustling with fervor listing the likes of Sunny Pang (The Night Comes For Us), Yayan Ruhian and Cecep Arif Rahman (John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum), Nathan Jones (Tom Yum Goong, Jet Li’s Fearless) […]

BLOOD RUSH: Oka Antara Among Names Circling Ranjeet S. Marwa’s New Action Thriller [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Protracted development otherwise remains underway for the Ranjeet S. Marwa action thriller, Blood Rush, and several additional actors are now eyeing the project for varying starring and support roles. Among the lot is Balinese actor Oka Antara, who has been in preliminary dicussions with Marwa for a few days now. In addition, actor and stunt performer Andrew Suleiman will enlist in a small role next to working behind the scenes on fight choreography with Nick Khan. Character details are under wraps but I’m told both roles will assuredly contribute to the action scenes per the film’s narrative. Marwa launched the film at the top of the year for his Rocket Sky High film label. Actor Zack Lee (The Night Comes For Us, Headshot) is set to star as Max Wayan, a widower forced to battle his inner demons and fight his way out of a vicious cult in the time […]

BLOOD RUSH: Cecep Arif Rahman, Singapore’s Grace Teo Join Ranjeet S. Marwa’s Brutal New Action Thriller [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

In the hours since Monday’s exclusive, Ranjeet S. Marwa’s forthcoming action thriller, Blood Rush, now has Cecep Arif Rahman on board to join the cast. In addition, co-star Sunny Pang also took to social media to confirm the addition of actress and martial artist Grace Teo in a public post. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sunny Pang (@sunnypang72) Monday saw the enlistment of celebrated director Timo Tjahjanto (The Night Comes For Us, Killers) as production consultant on the upcoming action thriller which shoots later this year. Marwa announced the film officially in late 2019 as City On Fire originally reported on the project in January. Zack Lee (The Raid 2, Headshot, The Night Comes For Us) takes his latest lead acting turn with Blood Rush, playing Max Wayan, a widower whose secretive life in an underworld cult turns out to be more than he bargained for, […]

BLOOD RUSH: ‘The Night Comes For Us’ Director Boards Ranjeet Marwa’s Indo Action Thriller As Consultant [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Director Timo Tjahjanto is officially coming aboard as production consultant on Ranjeet S. Marwa’s latest thriller, Blood Rush. The move reunites between Tjahjanto, and his Headshot and The Night Comes For Us actors Zack Lee and Sunny Pang, who have since joined the cast since the film’s announcement at the top of the year. Pic hails from Rocket Sky High Motion Pictures Ltd. Marwa will direct from his own script which centers on Lee in the role of Max Wayan, a grieving widower whose secretive new life in the occult turns out to be more than he bargained for. Also joining the cast are actors Yayan Ruhian (The Raid franchise, Hit & Run), and Nathan Jones (Jet Li’s Fearless, Mad Max: Fury Road), and stunt performer/action actor Nick Khan (Aladdin, Invincible) who also serves as fight choreographer. In addition, actor Nicholas Vince (Hellraiser, Hellbound: Hellraiser II) is currently in talks […]

BLOOD RUSH: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Actor Nathan Jones Joins Ranjeet S. Marwa’s New Thriller [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Nathan Jones (Mad Max: Fury Road) is confirmed to be the latest addition to Ranjeet S. Marwa’s forthcoming Indonesian thriller, Blood Rush. The film is currently in pre-production with Nick Khan (Redcon-1, Invincible) setting up the action sequences initial principal photography plans in Jakarta moved from June into July. News of the film officially broke in January with a starring cast, and a crowdfunding campaign that launched on Indiegogo. Zack Lee (Headshot, The Night Comes For Us) will make his lead acting debut playing Max, a grieving widower whose secretive new life in the occult turns out to be more than he bargained for. The role I’m told Jones will play is that of “Small Pete”, a key henchman Max will be forced to fend off in the climatic build-up of the story. Action superstar Yayan Ruhian (The Raid franchise, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) and Singaporean star Sunny […]

RUSH HOUR: A Word With ‘Blood Rush’ Writer/Director Ranjeet S. Marwa

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker Ranjeet S. Marwa is betting it all on his latest Indiegogo campaign these days to help make one of his biggest dreams come true with the new action thriller, Blood Rush. I first found out about this project and was astounded that a new name in the craft had emerged with such an ambitious talent roster on hand, featuring the incomparable Yayan Ruhian, Singaporean actor and action star Sunny Pang, and actor Zack Lee who has proven himself immensely as an actor capable of delivering a performance caliber worthy of audience praise. The Blood Rush campaign runs for about another month, and so I was compelled to help introduce this particular unknown director who has since continued to push his campaign in a series of videos on YouTube. For a more written record though, you’re welcome to acquaint yourselves with Marwa in the following exchange. Check it out, and […]

BLOOD RUSH: Ranjeet S. Marwa’s New Indonesian Action Thriller Launches On Indiegogo [EXCLUSIVE]

Lee B. Golden III

Indonesian action cinema will undoubtedly endure now that it’s found new life since 2009. Thus, with a new decade underway, a new era now gives rise to new, hopeful and emerging film talent as Blood Rush officially launches on Indiegogo. Ranjeet S. Marwa penned the script and will direct Blood Rush, starring Zack Lee (The Raid 2, Headshot, The Night Comes For Us) in the role of Max, a widower who has since dedicated his life to a secretive cult after witnessing the death of his wife. When his new “family” later decides they don’t want him to rest, Max’s greatest, most brutal fight is yet to come. Updates in the past few weeks have slowly been ramping up the project since Marwa, whose film credits extend to wearing multiple hats on a variety of projects in the last ten years, announced crowdfunding plans last month. And it’s as serious […]

BLOOD RUSH: ‘The Night Comes For Us’, ‘Headshot’, ‘John Wick 3’ Stars Reunite For Upcoming Indonesian Action Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Director Ranjeet S. Marwa is ready to take the mantle to keep Indonesian action cinema relevant with Blood Rush. As City On Fire recently brought to light, he’s brought on Headshot cohorts Zack Lee and Singaporean actor Sunny Pang, and action sensation Yayan Ruhian to lead his cast. Marwa will direct from his own script starring Lee in the role of Max, a widower who, after witnessing the death of his wife and child sets out to rebuild himself in a secretive cult underworld. The sect he’s since dedicated his life to decides they don’t want him to rest, and he’ll soon be forced to take stand against his former “family”, as well as himself. “If you loved THE RAID, if you loved JOHN WICK then you’ll LOVE our next film titled BLOOD RUSH.” said Marwa in a statment on social media on Tuesday. “Our film stars all of those […]