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The Martial Arts History Museum To Honor The Late David Carradine Next Year!

In lieu of any and all slow-moving news regarding the pending feature-length reboot production of Kung Fu, its original star, late actor David Carradine (Lone Wolf McQuade, Kill Bill, True Legend) is now the recipient of new posthumous honors next year at the highly acclaimed Martial Arts History Museum. The event is aiming to be one of the biggest to date for the museum in its fifteen year history as the cornerstone for any and all things martial arts at the behest of its founder and curator, Michael Matsuda, and it certainly makes me wish I lived there. Anyway, read on for more specs! BURBANK, CA – (NewMediaWire) – December 10, 2014 – – Through his character of Kwai Chang Caine in the television series of the early 1970s, David Carradine became one of the most influential figures in martial arts history. Because of the success of the Kung Fu […]

KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR Is Coming In 2015!

Lee B. Golden III

If you attended San Diego Comic-Con over the weekend, you might have come across director Quentin Tarantino making the rounds to promote his Django Unchained/Zorro crossover comic. In light of this and other news, it turns out the retro cinema throwback visionary auteur best known for his work on cult hits like Resevoir Dogs, Jackie Brown and the incomparable Pulp Fiction is currently doing business with The Weinstein Company to theatrically a longer verison of his two-part martial arts spaghett-western kunoichi smash hit, Kill Bill. The new edition to be dubbed Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, has been in the works since 2008 following its pre-emptive Cannes screening prior to its two-part split in 2003, with other versions of the first film more violent in other territories than in the U.S. (seriously, if you own the Japanese DVD like I do, you know what I mean). The complete version […]

KUNG FU Moves Forward At Universal And Legendary

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Producers Jon Jashni, Scott Mednick, Thomas Tull and Vincent Newman are reportedly looking for a new director to help revamp current efforts to bring the classic martial arts TV series, Kung Fu, to the big screen. The news comes accompanied by reports on Friday that after several years of lingering announcements, Universal Pictures and Legendary Pictures are officially moving forward with the project. The name refers to the original ABC television series that ran from 1972 through 1975 which starred late actor David Carradine as Kwai Chang Kaine, a shaolin monk who initially ventures out to the 18th century old West in search of his brother. The series was then followed by two feature films and a spin-off television show titled Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, co-starring Chris Potter. In an interview last year, Bill Paxton stated he was attached to helm the picture following an announcement in 2011. Friday’s updates […]

KUNG FU Gets A Reboot With Director Bill Paxton

Lee B. Golden III

In a recent interview with Larry King, actor Bill Paxton has confirmed he will be directing a theatrical martial arts western reboot of the classic television series for Legendary East, the Asian branch of film production company, Legendary. The news comes just two years after Deadline announced plans for Paxton to direct the film in October of 2011. Kung Fu originally ran as an ABC television series preceded by the feature-length film. The series ran from 1972 through 1975, and was revived eighteen years later in the form of a spin-off titled Kung Fu: The Legend Continues. All three installations starred actor David Carradine as Kwai Chang Kaine, a shaolin monk whose story is told in the first series as he ventured from his home in the temple through the old West in search of his brother. The Legend Continues brought back Carradine reprising his role opposite actor Chris Potter […]