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Toshiaki Karasawa Is On Fire In The New Teaser Trailer For IN THE HERO!

Director Masaharu Take‘s new film marks a milestone for lead actor Toshiaki Karasawa (20th Century Boys trilogy, Casshern) in a role that one might even say he was meant for. The new film, In The Hero, sees actor Karasawa as a seasoned suit actor and stunt club president forced to work on set with a young, cocky celebrity. Of course, there are more layers to this strikingly spectacular character study of differing generations of action stardom from scribe Keiya Mizuno, and while and while the sixteen-second teaser back in April didn’t illustrate much, the brand new teaser trailer offers a lot more insight in that regard, with several key movie-within-a-movie moments in relation to the parallel drama taking place. SYNOPSIS: 48-year-old Wataru Honjo (Toshiaki Karasawa) is a big fan of Bruce Lee and works as a suit actor (stunts performer wearing costumes). He is also president of “Shimoachiai Hero Action […]

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Brad Pitt Fights To The Bitter End In The New Trailer For FURY

After the upbeat response earned by E3 panel footage earlier this month, the first official trailer has arrived for Sabotage helmer David Ayer‘s epic war drama, Fury. Actor Brad Pitt leads the cast with story that centers on a war-torn, battle-fatigued tank squad in the firefight of their lives as they near the tail end of World War II. The center of much of the antipation, of course, centers on the gritty, explosive tank action that pits the odds against our principle cast with a desperate enemy, which should make for a lovely, plentiful set up for a Holiday blockbuster this November 14th in the U.S.. SYNOPSIS: FURY is set at the very end of World War II, in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy (Brad Pitt) commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a […]

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Check Out The Full Trailer For REVENGE OF THE POMEGRANATE TREE HILL

Vengeance is never as simple as one hopes, especially in a tale as epic as this one authored by Jiro Asada in 2003. Fortunately for filmgoers in Japan, that story will finally be told in live-action form when director Setsuro Wakamatsu‘s new period revenge drama, Revenge Of The Pomegranate Tree Hill (Zakuro Zaka no Adauchi) releases on September 20, courtesy of Shochiku. The film stars Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryoko Hirosue and Kichiemon Nakamura, and you can now catch a full trailer below this week, following a teaser that aired just a few months earlier. SYNOPSIS: Shimura Kingo is a samurai retainer whose lord Ii Naosuke is assassinated during the Sakuradamon incident. Instead of allowing himself to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) after the loss of his lord, he goes on a mission to exact vengeance against the perpetrators. Unable to end his own life until his mission is completed, he […]

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Dominic Purcell To Get GRIDLOCKED With Cody Hackman Next Week!

Director Allan Ungar is ready to get back to the set once more and reunite with actor, martial artist and producer Cody Hackman for the forthcoming production of the new action thriller, Gridlocked. The two initially started the year having released Ungar‘s directorial debut, Tapped (a.k.a. Tapped Out) which featured Hackman alongside co-stars Anderson Silva, Martin Kove and Michael Biehn. This time production will commense under Hackman‘s banner, Hackybox Pictures with filming set for July 7 in Ontario. Gridlocked is also co-written by Ungar, and joins Hackman and Purcell in a story of a detective chauffeuring an legally embattled movie star when the training facility is attacked. Purcell can currently be seen in his newest DVD release of writer and director Damian Lee’s boxing drama, A Fighting Man, now available wherever movies are sold. Check out the trailer below and stay tuned for further updates on Gridlocked. H/T: THR, The Tracking Board

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The New Trailer For THE BRONX BULL Arrives Online

For what it’s worth, those who have seen director Martin Scorsese’s 1980 Oscar-winning classic, Raging Bull, are about to get an unofficial follow-up from director Martin Guigui titled The Bronx Bull, based on the events of co-author and former boxer Jake LaMotta. The film took a while to come through as producers were forced to dissociate the new film from the first movie with said title upon settling all legal differences in court with MGM, who own the rights to first refusal for a sequel, after the studio filed a detailed lawsuit nearly two years ago to stop the film from happening under its previous title, Raging Bull 2. There’s no release date planned as of yet, but we do get to see a trailer for the time being. And for stunt aficionados, fans can look forward to what the film offers in its boxing sequences, courtesy of stunt coordinators […]

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Victor Ortiz Joins Antoine Fuqua's SOUTHPAW

Director Antoine Fuqua has just begun filming his latest boxing drama in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for The Weinstein Company titled Southpaw, and this week brings the start of a second significant step forward in acting with a co-starring role for former boxing champion and The Expendables 3 co-star, Victor Ortiz. The film is written by Richard Wenk and Sons Of Anarchy series creator Kurt Sutter, and casts Ortiz as “Ramone”, fellow up-and-coming boxer whose story will be attributed somewhat similarly to Ortiz‘s own life story leading up to his career as a WBC Welterweight champion until earlier this year. Ortiz joins lead Prisoners co-star, actor Jake Gyllenhaal who himself leads the film as “Billy Hope”, a welterweight boxer rising in the ranks while his while his personal life falls apart. Actress Rachel McAdams and Star Wars VII cast member, award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o, and actors Forest Whitaker and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson […]

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Assassins Get No Love In The Latest Teaser For BEAUTIFUL DESTROYER

Well what do you know? With a little more Googling nearly anything is possible, including finding a teaser for a new indie thriller that appears to blend action with heavy elements of drama, romance and tragedy. That thriller is called Beautiful Destroyer from actor, writer, producer and co-director, Christopher Dorrah and co-director Tracy Wren, which follows up as a sequel from Dorrah’s 2012 film, Interludes. The official teaser has gone viral since its airing last December, but you can catch it below right now, and if you have a good eye then you’ll likely be able to spot actor and stunt coordinator Brendon Huor going throwing down with lead actress Numa Perrier. Dorrah, Perrier and Huor are joined by cast members Tahiry Jose, Vivienne Powell, Alayeah Joisanne, Amin Joseph, Andra Fuller, Bivas Biswas and Nya-Jolie Walters. The film is currently listed for a release this December. SYNOPSIS: JAKE MORRISON (Christopher […]

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FULL LOVE To Get An Audience At SIFF 2014

FULL LOVE To Get An Audience At SIFF 2014

Action hero Jean-Claude Van Damme has taken a pretty long and arduous journey to the completion of his latest film festival contribution, Full Love – only his second directorial offering since the 1996 tournament action adventure, The Quest. The film was reportedly shot in Thailand on a budget of $5 million dollars and underwent a small series of screenings in 2010, additional filming in Sofia, Bulgaria a few years later, and a few name changes between its initial title, The Eagle Path, and its later rebranding, Soldiers. Well, it’s 2014 now, and the actor has been keeping busy ever since, just recently wrapping things up in China on the set of his third film with director Ernie Barbarash titled Pound Of Flesh, and is now back and re-emerging once again with his long-awaited film, reverted back to the title, Full Love. The film is finally getting an audience for its […]

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Watch The New Teaser For REVENGE OF THE POMEGRANATE TREE HILL

Thirteen years is quite a long time for a man to exact his revenge. For director Setsuto Wakamatsu, that’s plenty of time, and a perfect set up for his new film, Revenge Of The Pomegranate Tree Hill (Zakuro Zaka no Adauchi), based on a 2003 short story compilation by author and novelist Jiro Asada. The first teaser is out as of late last month, and it introduces a more contemplative nature for the film, which is good. Contemplation can lead to character development, suspense and tension, and at the end of it all, a climatic clashing of swords! Perfect isn’t it? Hiroshi Abe stars opposite actor Kiichi Nakai makes his second mark in Asada’s literary universe since appearing in Yojiro Takita’s 2003 film, When The Last Sword Is Drawn. Filming reportedly began just a few weeks into the year and is set to release domestically on September 20, 2014, courtesy […]

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Pedro Pascal Joins Netflix Crime Drama, NARCOS

Pedro Pascal Joins Netflix Crime Drama, NARCOS

HBO’s Game Of Thrones is one of those shows I usually end up having to watch in pieces, particularly because there simply aren’t enough hours of the day for me to enjoy much of anything. Thankfully however, I did get to enjoy the most recent episode featuring actor Pedro Pascal in last week’s episode (and I will not say what I saw, but if you saw it too, know that I felt your pain). I suppose this leaves more time for the actor to fill the shoes of his next role in Narcos, the new epic crime drama series from Netflix and Gaumont International. The new series was announced a few months ago and will see Pascal joined by actor Wagner Moura (Elysium) in a biographical series chronicling the life and death of Pablo Escobar, the ruthless cartel boss and known terrorist who also was a congressman, a family man […]

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The New Trailer For YASMINE Channels Bruce Lee With A Woman's Touch

Things are now settling after director Siti Kamaluddin and her fellow film cohorts at Origin Films spent the past few weeks garnering attention from onlookers and buyers in Cannes this year for her new coming-of-age martial arts action drama Yasmine. The film is the currently the beneficiary of several firsts, including being Brunei’s first commercial picture in up to five decades, as well as being Kamaluddin’s directorial debut starring breakout actress Liyana Yus in the title role. And since premiering the first teaser back in March, the film is already leaving quite an impression among genre fans curious to see what Yus has in store. That day is now coming with the film’s domestic release scheduled for slated for August 21, and to accomodate this, we now have a brand new official trailer which you can check out with a behind-the-scenes clip – the first of four featurettes from the […]

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Liam Neeson Walks The Grim Line To Redemption In The New Trailer For A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

Nope, nobody took anything from actor Liam Neeson this time, but that won’t stop him going above and beyond the call of duty to deliver his own brand of justice in writer and director Scott Frank’s newest crime thriller, A Walk Among The Tombstones. The film is also likely love letter to book enthusiasts familar with the original 1992 publication of the same name by novelist Lawrence Block, centered on fictional lead character, Matthew Scudder, a former NYPD detective whose story is featured in Block’s 17 novels. The film was completed between March and October of last year and will finally make its way to the eyes of filmgoers on September 19, 2014, courtesy of Universal Pictures. SYNOPSIS: Formerly a detective with the NYPD, now a recovering alcoholic haunted by regrets, Matt Scudder (Neeson) has a lot to make up for. When a series of kidnappings targeting the city’s worst […]

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Kozo Takeda Takes Center-Ring In The New MMA Action Drama, DEATH MATCH

As common as it is nowadays to see the birth of an acting career with former fighting athletes, filmmaker Arty Morgan (a.k.a. Atsushi Muroga, helmer of the Gun Crazy film franchise) isn’t afraid to do step in the ring and do just that. In fact, he did so about a few years ago on location in the Philippines with the production of his latest action drama, Death Match (once known as The Death Match: Fighting Fist Of Samurai Joe). The film appears to be the English-language feature-length screen debut of former welterweight K-1 kickboxer Kozo Takeda who has already done some television work within the past few years. This time, Takeda takes the stage as a former mercenary who partakes in street fights to help a woman pay off her unclaimed debt to a gangster, following a six-year prison sentence for rescuing her from her abusive husband by killing him. The […]

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Ken Ochiai's UZUMASA LIMELIGHT Honors The Unsung Heroes Of Chambara Cinema

The golden age of samurai movies may be long gone, but such films are always welcome in the eyes of adoring fans who continue to share appreciation for the chambara genre. That sentiment can be seen extended through the latest effort of director Ken Ochiai in his new film, Uzumasa Limelight, which centers on seasoned action actor Seizo Fukumoto as a retiring stuntman training a young actress in pursuit of action film stardom. The new film showcases Fukumoto‘s in his first principle lead role, ostensibly based on his own life as a “kireriyaku”, perfecting the art of dying on screen to sell the hero’s performance. To date, Fukumoto‘s eclectic career highlit by names such as the late Kinji Fukusaku and Shigehiro Ozawa, and actors like Sonny Chiba, Hiroyuki Sanada and Tom Cruise, has earned him the legendary record of dying on film anywhere from 20,000 to 50,000 times, a figure […]

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Cop And Criminal Join Forces In The New Film, EAGLE AND HAWK

It’s been nearly nineteen years since Mikio Osawa and Kazumi Morohoshi took the public stage as members of the Japanese pop idol group, Hikaru Genji. Having ventured heavily into film and television following the group’s split, the two can now be seen in Osawa‘s directorial debut for the new film, Eagle And Hawk. The trailer has gone viral since mid-April offering a glimpse at what looks like a glorious throwback to old-school 80’s and 90’s Yakuza crime thrillers; low in budget, but loaded with its fair share of action and firepower to whet the appetites of any fan who love a good gangster flick. And to the good fortune of Japanese audiences, the film comes out domestically this weekend. Osawa and Morohoshi are joined by Ninja: Shadow Of A Tear co-star Shun Sugata, along with actress Ritsuko Tanaka, and actors Hitoshi Ozawa and Masao Orimo. Watch for more news if […]

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'Consequences' Surround The New English Title For SPL 2

Thai action star Tony Jaa just got some screentime in Cannes with the unveiling of footage from his new internationally cast action thriller, Skin Trade with Dolph Lundgren and Michael Jai White, which could lead to some exciting distribution news in the days or weeks ahead. In the meantime, principal photography is already underway as of May 1 for Jaa’s new action thriller, Sha Po Lang 2, and the second of two posters have already begun circulating the internet for the film’s presentation in Cannes this month. View it below: In light of the new poster unveiling this month, co-producer Mike Selby has confirmed from producers Wilson Yip and Paco Wong who designed the new poster that the film’s accompanying English sales title will be A Time For Consequences. Serving as a thematic sequel/prequel following the spectacular 2005 crime pic, Sha Po Lang, the new film is directed by Cheang […]

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THE MARTIAL ARTS KID Aligns With Heavy Hitters To 'Kick' Bullying

If you’ve been tuned in for the past several months to the recent effots of White Tiger co-stars, actors and action legends Don “The Dragon” Wilson and Cynthia Rothrock, chances are you caught onto the current development of their new cinematic labor of love, The Martial Arts Kid, to be directed by Michael Baumgarten. Wilson and Rothrock can currently be seen in their recent campaign video for the film’s Kickstarter platform which launched last month, and and with three weeks left as of this write-up, the film just recently announced young lead actor Jansen Panettierre for the title role. In light of this, a new press release is out that puts focus on the broader issue of the film’s message, partnering with a New Jersey-based non-profit charity organization Bullying…We’re Kickin It. It’s a message firmly backed by everyone involved, including one of the film’s co-producers, Hollywood stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler-Duncan, among other major […]

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The Bushido Spirit Reigns Supreme In The New Martial Arts Drama, SANG PEMBERANI (THE BRAVE)

It was last year that an extended pitch trailer went viral for the Indonesian production of Sang Pemberani (The Brave), directed by Alyandra Pandjipoera and co-directors Agung Dewa and Ryuken Raissa. The film appears to have had some publicity in a few international venues since then, but not much is known about this particular project which filmed sometime last year with its most notable alternate working title, Bushido Spirit. At any rate, the film appears to finally be on its way to Indonesian cinemas with a date now set for May 22. Sang Pemberani stars young actor Reza Hariyadi along with The Raid 2 and Guardian co-star, actor Tio Pakusadewo in this inspirational, thematic tale of a young boy’s journey through triumph over turmoil, the bond of family amidst hardship and tragedy, and the unbreakable spirit that solidifies one’s martial way of life. Kung Fu cinema action veteran and forthcoming […]

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An Assassin Becomes His Victim's Ultimate Savior In The New Trailer For NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD

Cannes attendees are going to have a ball next week when they get an eye-full of director Lee Jeong-beom‘s latest hitman crime thriller, No Tears For The Dead. The film is getting three screening dates starting next Wednesday, and in light of this, there’s a new trailer to help further retain your interest. SYNOPSIS: After immigrating to America and being abandoned by his own mother, Gon is raised to become a hit man. One day during a job, Gon accidentally kills a young girl and is plagued by guilt over killing an innocent child. His boss gives the despondent hit man a new job – to kill the young girl’s mother. Gon’s new target, Mo-gyeong, works as a risk manager at an investment firm. The grief-stricken mother buries herself in her work without knowing that she is in the heart of a dangerous conspiracy. Then, she meets a man who […]

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Young Dais Leads The Pack In A New Promo Pic For TOKYO TRIBE

Japanese news sites have begun circulating the now-viral first promotional still for the upcoming live-action manga adaptation, Toyko Tribe. Directed by Why Don’t You Play In Hell helmer Sono Sion, the new futuristic urban action gangster thriller is based on manga author Santa Inoue’s 1993 publication and subsquent TV series, with the first photo arriving just a little over a year after the film was announced last Spring prior to a casting call through YouTube. You can check it out below: SYNOPSIS: Set sometime in the future, five years have passed since the Shibuya riots. There are now several tribes that exists in Tokyo. Boys makeup tribes and they occupy areas under their influence. Kai Deguchi is a member of the tribe Musashino Saru led by Tera.  One day, a member of Musashino Saru is killed by rival tribe Bukuro Wu-RONZ led by Mera. Kai and Mera are former best […]

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