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THE HIT LIST: March 4, 2019

I actually had a lot to do this weekend – some of which I almost didn’t get done… this week’s installment of The Hit List being one of them. Alas, here we are! Julia Maggio is here to get things started for the action reels playlist this week followed by the latest in stunt and demo gems from Josh Fried, Talin Chat, Ali Al-Azawi, Erin Wu, Paul Hampshire, Danny Darwin, Austin Maxwell, Olivia Summers, ‘Enelē Ma’afu Tauteoli, Steffen Jung, Kenny Waymack Jr., Shawn Marie Koo, Pingi Moli, Jose Pacheco, and some astute stunt and fight choreography by the one-and-only Matt Mullins! Time to promote some stuff, and thus, we have a first look at Trent Dickens’ upcoming short, Panda, which bodes as one of the most trippy, existential crime dramas you’ll possibly ever see. The tease comes ahead of the full trailer on Friday, and just beneath is a teaser […]

ASURA: Stuntman Peng Zhang’s Fantasy Directorial Debut Teases Big Scale Expectations In The First Teaser

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Segueing from steering the action and stunt work coordinating films like Ant-Man, Ninja Assassin and Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World, Peng Zhang now rests his prospects at the helm. This one is no small feat either however – reportedly five years and with a tall order of $100 million dollars to date for Ningxia Film Group’s upcoming Buddhist fantasy action adventure, Asura, making it China’s most expensive movie in history, and as the hopeful first in a trilogy. Signaling this month with an official teaser trailer ahead of a release midway in 2018, the film introduces a story set in the titular realm of pure desire which now finds itself threatened by a staged coup from a lower kingdom. Leading the way are burgeoning talents, actress Zhang Yi Shang (Railroad Tigers) with Lei Wu (The Shanghai Job, upcoming Nehza) starring as saviors to the realm and evident love interests to each other […]

Hey Austin, TX! IRON DRAGON TV ACTION FEST Debuts This August. Peep The Official Line-Up!

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The launch of Iron Dragon TV in late 2014 was nothing short of a milestone effort for a fledgling banner looking to help represent Asian action and martial arts cinema for netizens and U.S. fans alike. Its current growth, led by founder, Iron Dragon Productions CEO, actress and martial artist Janell Smith, has since begun lending its flourishing stage to available creatives since then and as we speak, it all comes down to the first-annual Iron Dragon TV Action Fest which kicks off in Austin, Texas on August 11 and August 13. The official website has made available its entire line-up of shortfilm in several blocks and host to a raft of titles both familiar and new (Clayton Barber’s Blindsided, Benedict Sanderson’s Kung Fu Darling, Paul Dreschler-Martell’s John Wick Origins: Kirill and Andrew Suleiman’s You Can’t Hear Me, You Can’t See Me to name a few), as well as celebrity […]

Lundgren/Adkins Actioner 4 TOWERS Adds Caitlin Dechelle

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It was only a matter of time before further updates would continue trickling for the forthcoming production of the new action thriller, 4 Towers following an initial report last month. Filming is soon set to begin in Italy, marking Puncture Wounds co-helmer James Coyne‘s solo directorial debut, with a script co-written by Coyne and Alessandro Riccardi which centers on Italy’s tactical SWAT team and interpol units as they infiltrate an 11th century castle where a Serbian ex-soldier has taken a corporate dinner company hostage in an attempt to capture Mussolini’s cursed gold and treasure. The film reunites Expendables 2, Legendary and Universal Soldier: Day Of Reckoning co-stars, action legends Dolph Lundgren and Scott Adkins headling most of the action, and this week, the official word from the director himself promises the addition of a woman’s touch, in the form of actress, stuntwoman and XMA purveyor Caitlin Dechelle (CZ12, Teen Wolf, […]

Caitlin Dechelle Hammers Away In A New Fan Fight Tribute To THE RAID 2!

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Fans of martial arts action cinema like myself and independent filmmaker Vlad Rimburg represent a majority of people eagerly awaiting the official March 28 release date of writer and director Gareth Evans’s new epic crime thriller, The Raid 2. However, on Tuesday evening, Rimburg took to his channel to offer an inspired look at actress Julie Estelle’s portrayal of the iconic character, Hammer Girl, in a new, brutal, bloody and spectacularly violent fan short by CZ12 co-star and action actress Caitlin Dechelle. Rehearsed last week in the course of two days and filmed only several days ago, the Hammer Girl fan fight marks Rimburg‘s second project with Dechelle since a chance meeting in 2012 during a photo shoot with photographer and performer Tony Chu. That photo shoot eventually led to their first collaboration later that year for the two-part ensemble action piece, Part 2: Chapter A, and the two had […]

No One Stands In The Way Of Freddie Wong's Fun In RocketJump's Latest, ARCADE DOMINATOR

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So what happens when you’re a member of the Fun Police and you mess with Freddie Wong? Well, you get ‘Dominated’, as so happens in the latest skit from folks over at Rocketjump, Arcade Dominator. Filmed on location in one of California’s Round One Bowling & Amusement locations, the new short, inspired by Sucker Punch Productions and their latest game, inFAMOUS: Second Son, continues Wong’s latest endeavors as a leading content creator best known for his knack for spectacular collaborations and visual eye candy for fans who collectively enjoy their fair share of action cinema and gaming culture. Wong stars along with featured performances by Tait Fletcher (The Last Stand) and Caitlin J. Dechelle (CZ12), and Eric Linden (300: Rise Of Empire), with action scenes coordinated by Linden and the team over at Action Factory. For further info, open the link to subscribe to the channel and expand the description, […]