The Movies That Moved Me: Donnie Yen’s LEGEND OF THE WOLF
“The Wolf” leaves a mark this week!
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The Movies That Moved Me: Shinsuke Sato’s THE PRINCESS BLADE
Anothe one I’ve loved for many years…
THE PROSECUTOR: Win A Blu-Ray OR 4K UHD Copy Of The New Donnie Yen Actioner From Well Go USA!
The film arrives on DVD, Blu-Ray, 4K UHD and Digital later this month!
Rina Sawayama To Reprise ‘John Wick 4’ Role In Donnie Yen’s ‘Caine’ Spin-Off
Production will soon begin on the new addition to the John Wick universe!
THE PROSECUTOR: Well Go USA Readies Disc And Digital Releases In May For The Donnie Yen Action Thriller
The film also stars Julian Cheung, Francis Ng, and Kent Cheng!
THE PROSECUTOR Review: Donnie Yen Knuckles Up And Adjudicates For A Winning Verdict
The Prosecutor opens in theaters on January 10 from Well Go USA. It is an exciting time to be a Donnie Yen fan – specifically for anyone who has kept up with the 61 year-old martial arts film star post-Wilson Yip’s Sha Po Lang, which hailed a resurgence of Hong Kong action full of gumption and bravado. It was the era of Flash Point as well, as Yen took to his team to showcase a performance of technique and dexterity that remains as fresh as it did to this day, building enough momentum for the actor to branch out a little further to other different roles on both sides of the lens. Fast forward to 2025 with the last few weeks signaling more local success with his latest project, The Prosecutor, which transitions to U.S. audiences this week from Well Go USA. Mixing action-packed crime thriller with courtroom procedural, The […]
Donnie Yen’s THE PROSECUTOR Gets An Official U.S. Trailer
Inspired by an actual legal case in Hong Kong, THE PROSECUTOR follows the story of a man who falsely pleads guilty to drug trafficking after being framed. Despite the confession, the veteran policeman-turned-prosecutor (Donnie Yen) handling the case is convinced of the man’s innocence and pursues his own investigation, risking both his career and his life to bring the real perpetrator to justice. …And just like that, so goes the official trailer for Donnie Yen’s newest action thriller, The Prosecutor. Yen directs from a script by Wong and joins a cast that also includes Julian Cheung, Michael Hui, Francis Ng, and Cheung Tin Fu. Yen also steers the action with Kenji Tanigaki and co-star Kang Yu, with folks in Hong Kong getting their eyes on this one on December 27 from Mandarin Motion Pictures, us out here can expect this hopeful banger to arrive on January 10 in theaters from […]
THE PROSECUTOR: Well Go USA Bangs The Gavel For Donnie Yen Actioner In Janaury
Screendaily’s Michael Rosser reports that action drama The Prosecutor will bow on January 10 in North America from Well Go USA. The news comes on the heels of the official trailer for the Donnie Yen-led flick ahead of its Hong Kong release on December 27. Yen directs and stars from a script by Edmond Wong, centered on a former cop-turned-prosecutor who sets out to right some wrongs when a wrongfully accused man is set to take the fall for a crime, facing pressure by forces on both sides of the law. Also starring are Julian Cheung, Kent Cheng, Adam Pak, and Kang Yu, with action and stunt sequences by Yu along with Yen and fellow action cohort Kenji Tanigaki. Read more at Screendaily.
THE PROSECUTOR: Bare Witness To Donnie Yen In The Official, Action-Packed Trailer!
Star/director Donnie Yen is ready to make his case before the court of public opinion with the official trailer now out for The Prosecutor. Part courtroom procedural, part martial arts fisticuffs and ballistic thrills are the ingredients he and producer Raymond Wong have assembled for a proper delight coming to their region by Christmas. Inspired by a true story in Hong Kong. A young man wrongfully charged with drug trafficking, pleads guilty under undue influence from his defense lawyer, letting the actual convict escaped from penalty. Fok (Donnie Yen), an unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case, firmly believes that the case is full of doubts and decides to conduct a private investigation for the young man. Fok risks his life and career to uncover the truth and bring the real culprit to justice. Also starring are Francis Ng, Kent Cheng, Julian Cheung, and Adam Pak, with a script by Edmond […]
THE PROSECUTOR: Donnie Yen Kicks Judicial Ass In A Sneak-Peek Teaser!
Inspired by a true story in Hong Kong. A young man wrongfully charged with drug trafficking, pleads guilty under undue influence from his defense lawyer, letting the actual convict escaped from penalty. Fok (Donnie Yen), an unconventional prosecutor assigned to the case, firmly believes that the case is full of doubts and decides to conduct a private investigation for the young man. Fok risks his life and career to uncover the truth and bring the real culprit to justice. Alas, we now have the first bits of footage included in a brisk fifteen second tease for The Prosecutor, starring Donnie Yen who shares the producer role with fellow Ip Man cohort Raymond Wong, as well as wearing the action director hat with specialist Kenji Tanigaki. The film is set for a 2024 release with a date TBA. Take a looksy!
Donnie Yen Set To Reprise His JOHN WICK 4 Role In New Caine Spin-Off Filming In 2025
Chad Stahelski’s January announcement of a development deal with Lionsgate to oversee the John Wick franchise is bearing even more fruit. Alas, now comes word from the trades that a new spin-off is in the works to continue the story from Donnie Yen’s character in last year’s big hit, John Wick: Chapter 4. There’s no logline or official title yet though, but news is production is set to commence in Hong Kong next year with Yen reprising his role. Yen will be starring from a script by Robert Askins (Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,” AMC’s “The Son”). No director is attached as of this post. As for all else, you’re welcome to take your share of guesses at what’s to come. The last film jumps off of a post-credits cliffhanger that also involves actress Rina Sawayama’s character. In John Wick: Chapter 4, Yen is introduced as Caine, a blind professional hitman […]
Cannes Gives Us The First Poster And Plot Synopsis For THE PROSECUTOR
The Cannes Film Festival officially kicks off today and it’s already delivered it’s first gem in the form of the first official poster and plot synopsis for the upcoming Donnie Yen vehicle, THE PROSECUTOR. Not only is Donnie the lead in this one; he’s directing and producing too, according to Cannes promo material. It seems Donnie’s getting more and more comfortable in the director’s chair after also directing last year’s Sakra. Edmong Wong – writer of the entire Ip Man franchise – serves as writer. Action fans will rejoice in hearing that both Donnie and Kenji Tanigaki are in charge of the action. Tanigaki’s particularly busy these days after recently working on one of the most ancititpated action films of 2024, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, and then moving into the director’s chair for his upcoming film, The Furious. Check out the poster and plot synopsis for The Prosecutor […]
POLAR RESCUE Review: Donnie Yen Is The Reluctant Hero We Don’t Deserve In Lo Chi-Leung’s Unsettling Rescue Drama
Polar Rescue lands on digital and blu-ray beginning March 26 from Well Go USA. With decades of imprinting himself onto martial arts film fans in his wake, actor Donnie Yen has accrued more than enough wiggle room in his work space to drop the occasional non-action gem for more audiences. It definitely contributes something more versatile to his career, in my view. Like his peers, he’s a talented actor who adds a good deal of depth to many of his roles, doling out decent performances and making the most of each project he’s on, and that especially goes for his latest mainland release from director Lo Chi-Leung, Polar Rescue, also known regionally as Comeback Home. Directed by Lo from a script he co-penned, Polar Rescue delves into something way more than the trailers mostly insinuate, which is signature of a damn good trailer editor (something Hollywood tends to suffer from […]
KUNG FU Taps Donnie Yen To Lead The Universal/87 North Martial Arts Film Reboot
Classic TV series Kung Fu had long been in the works for a remake/reboot of some kind until the CW network landed its own iteration starring actress Olivia Liang for a three season run. That show is streaming on Max and my reaction is here if you’re curious, while the word from Deadline is that Donnie Yen has been tapped to star in the project which has since moved to Universal Pictures and David Leitch and Kelly McCormick’s 87 North. The news on Wednesday marks the latest update on the project succeeding a concept originally birthed by screen legend Bruce Lee that was retooled for its 1972 premiere featuring David Carradine, who continued the TV saga alongside Chris Potter in “Kung Fu: The Legend Continues”. As Deadline’s Justin Kroll reports, Leitch is eyeing the director’s chair for the project adding to his ample resumé in stunts and action, shepherding 2015’s […]
Win A Copy Of SAKRA On Blu-Ray!
This month I’m hosting a rare giveaway for Sakra, one of the latest titles arriving on DVD and Blu-Ray next week. Donnie Yen directs and stars in the film and is joined by a bevy of actors Wu Yue, Yuqi Chen, Eddie Cheung, and Yase Liu for this Jin Yong adaptation. Yen also shepherds the action with a team that also sees action stalwart Kenji Tanigaki on hand, and so for this, the instructions are easy! All you have to do is e-mail me at fcsyndicate@outlook.com with your name and address and the phrase “SAKRA CONTEST” in the subject line, and talk about your favorite Kenji Tanigaki action scene as performer. He’s done quite a bit over the years, so I’m curious what the entries will be. The contest ends on Monday, June 12 at 11:59pm, and extends only to residents in the U.S.. Click here for my previous review, […]
FLASH POINT 2 And IP MAN 5 Among Three Donnie Yen Actioners Announced At Cannes
Movie projects get announced all the time, and some get left on the backburner for years only to circle other directors and stars or never get made at all. That too, has been the case for action star Donnie Yen, and so as always, time will tell if the three action films revealed by Mandarin Motion Pictures at the Cannes market said to feature Yen will come to fruition. According to Screendaily’s Jean Noh, the trio of titles are Flash Point: Resurgence, Ip Man 5, and Misjudgement, and there are no directors and other stars or updates in the mix as of yet. Wilson Yip directed all four Ip Man movies leading up to Ip Man: The Finale, pitting Yen with action star Scott Adkins in the years that would see the two converge on the set of Lionsgate’s hit release, John Wick: Chapter 4. The franchise has since taken […]
SAKRA Review: Donnie Yen Pulls No Dragon Palms In The New Operatic Wuxia Epic
Sakra opens in select theaters on April 14, and on Digital beginning April 18 from Well Go USA. And the award for Cinematic Action Hero with The Greatest Odds on Shortest End Of The Stick (not a real award) this month goes to Qiao Fong, the folkloric Song Dynasty warrior and the TBA leader of the Beggar’s Sect in Sakra, the new wuxia martial arts opera starring Donnie Yen. Wong Jing sits in alongside our star to produce the pic while it is Yen, who, though long-credited as sharing the helm with Big Brother shepherd Kam Ka-wai, gets full frontal billing on this return to this chair as director. Set at a time of turmoil per the work of late literary legend Jin Yong, Sakra begins with the time-honored tale of a baby left in the care of adopted parents and brought up to become a warrior in the beggar’s […]
FIST OF THE CONDOR, YOUNG IP MAN And Donnie Yen’s FIST OF FURY Coming To Hi-YAH! In April
This week is as good a time as any to remind fans to subscribe to Well Go USA’s genre imprint, Hi-YAH!. The streamer will launch Ernesto Diaz Espinoza’s Fist Of The Condor this Friday starring Marko Zaror and Eyal Meyer who have been touring the east coast this week while promoting the film’s Alamo Drafthouse screening events in North America. The streamer will also release Ip Man: Kung Fu Master helmer Li Liming’s Young Ip Man, as well as premiere weekly episodes of ATV Home and STAR Channel’s 1995 televised 30×45 series iteration of “Fist Of Fury” starring Donnie Yen. Watch the company’s new monthly promo below and then head to Hi-YAH! today.
SAKRA Trailer Revealed For Well Go USA’s April Release
Welp, it’s about that time. Donnie Yen and his fellow John Wick: Chapter 4 cohorts are running the gamut of daytime and late night talk show hosts and the star also happens to be the subject of his most recent shared directorial venture with Kam Ka Wai, Sakra, based on the work of late literary legend “Jin Yong”. The pic also stars Chen Yuqi, Cya Liu, Wai Ying Hung and Wu Yue. Based on the classic wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Louis Cha (known worldwide by his pen name Jin Yong), SAKRA stars Donnie Yen as Qiao Feng, the respected leader of a roving band of martial artists. After he is wrongfully accused of murder and subsequently exiled, Qiao Feng goes on the run in search of answers about his own mysterious origin story—and the unknown enemies working to destroy him from the shadows. Sakra (or Śakra as it’s […]
Well Go USA Nabs NA Rights To ŚAKRA
It’s only a matter of time now until martial arts fans in North America get a proper trailer and timetable for the release of Śakra, the newest adaptation of a Louis Cha literary classic from action star Donnie Yen who directs. According to Screendaily’s Michael Rosser on Wednesday, Well Go USA negotiated the deal with the filmmakers reps at Mandarin Motion Pictures to acquire rights to the film. During the Northern Song dynasty, Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggars’ Sect, was a heroic and chivalrous man who was respected by the whole martial arts world. But he was suddenly accused of being a Khitan, which made him isolated by friends and allies. On his journey to find out about his origin and enemies, Qiao Feng met Azhu the maid from Murong family, and they fell for each other. The two went together through events in Juxian Manor, Yanmen Pass, […]
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