david dobkin

INTO THE BADLANDS: A Badass New Beginning For Martial Arts Television

Well over a year past the start of any and all hype for director David Dobkin‘s latest serial contribution, Into The Badlands, I have to say it’s hugely deserved. The show just premiered on Sunday with releases online via its home network at AMC and in the UK via Amazon and while it twists a bit of the few historical elements that make it relevant to its earlier reported narrative tied to Chinese mythology, you still get a show with a pretty solid theme and great action to boot. Daniel Wu leads the drama and action as Sunny, the loyal clipper with a notorious reputation for the most kills in the name of his Baron, Quinn, played by Martin Csokas. At first glance we get sweeping desert views and Sunny on a motorcycle, and it’s not long before we are introduced to the show’s dark, grim and violent millieu with dead […]

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Watch The New Teaser For AMC TV’s INTO THE BADLANDS!

Lee B. Golden III

AMC Television is currently ramping up a promotional campaign for its 2015 slate, which now officially includes the current preparation and production of the new martial arts series, officially titled Into The Badlands. The show has been picking up steam for many months now since its announcement last July prior to landing international film star, actor Daniel Wu to lead the cast of the new series with The Judge helmer David Dobkin directing. The network has announcement the official title with a Fall premiere date to accommodate the brand new series teaser which you can now check out at the bottom of the page. Check it out and watch for more news ahead! Into the Badlands is a genre-bending martial arts series very loosely based on the classic Chinese tale Journey to the West. In a land controlled by feudal barons, Into the Badlands tells the story of a great warrior and a young boy […]

AMC Martial Arts Drama Series, BADLANDS, Scores 'The Judge' Director

Lee B. Golden III

Tai Chi 0 helmer Stephen Fung’s recent departure from the upcoming remake of Kickboxer should provide plenty of time with fellow cohort Daniel Wu to executive produce their latest series endeavor tentatively titled Badlands for AMC. The two are joined by Oscar-nominated Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg, and series creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar who were all announced for the project back in July, which while loosely based on late author Wu Cheng’en’s often film-translated late 16th century tale, “Journey To The West”, centers on a story of a great warrior and a young boy who trek across a dangerous land to find enlightenment. That said, the series has now nabbed a director in the form of David Dobkin, best known for his work on the 2003 Jackie Chan headliner, Shanghai Knights, and this year’s buzzworthy court drama, The Judge. The series also has its first few young picks […]