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Jeeja Yanin Will Rip Your Heart Out In The New Season 2 Trailer For HBO Asia Series, HALFWORLDS

Director Joko Anwar’s treatment of the HBO Asia fantasy horror series, Halfworlds, proved itself immensely enough for a second season. For this, you can certainly expect plenty more action and suspense as well, this time from Skin Trade helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham. And not for nothing either with the newest trailer now making the rounds following the teaser just a few weeks ago. Season two of HALFWORLDS widens the universe established in the first season, shifting from the back alleys of Jakarta, to the neon streets of Bangkok, where a tenacious researcher named Juliet is trying to uncover the secret world of demons that live amongst us, while looking for an ancient artefact of great power. The raft of new and returning faces include The Raid 2 co-star Arifin Putra and Yasmine co-star Reza Rahadian with Peem Jaiyen, Tia Tavee, Emma Grant, Myra Molloy, Nicole Theriault, Jake Macapagal and Teresa Daley, […]

Jeeja Yanin Joins HBO Asia Series, HALFWORLDS For Season Two

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Fans of HBO Asia’s hit sci-fi fantasy series, Halfworlds can officially look forward to more thrilling supernatural action and intrigue after this. The show is being granted a second eight-episode season on the network to air at the end of the year with actors Reza Rahadian and The Raid 2 co-star Arifin Putra reprising their roles. Filmed on location in Batam and Jakarta, the first season followed the events surrounding a young street artist who gets caught amid in the brewing uprising of half human demons of myth living in the back alleys of Indonesia. Season one helmer Joko Anwar now hands the directing reigns over to Skin Trade and Beautiful Boxer helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham with a script by Collin Chang that takes the story to Bangkok where researcher Juliet is on a mission to uncover an ancient and powerful interdimensional artifact. Joining Rahadian and Putra are Hard Target 2 co-stars […]

SKIN TRADE Co-Star, Actress Tasya Teles Talks To Film Combat Syndicate

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Director Ekachai Uekrongtham’s latest internation action thriller, Skin Trade had its big premiere last week shortly before releasing theatrically in the U.S.. Sure, many will immediately see it as a welcoming accomplishment for one of its two lead actors, action star Tony Jaa in his second career outing this year, but the film also sheds light on a very important subject matter, and it’s one that actress Tasya Teles (picture credit: Bellaphoto) took note of before staking her claim in the film next to lead actor Dolph Lundgren as his on screen wife. This week, Teles takes to Film Combat Syndicate to briefly share her story, her career, her experience on set with the cast and crew and much more. FCSyndicate: Thank you for sharing your time with Film Combat Syndicate. How are you doing this year? Tasya Teles: I’m feeling great! Enjoying the sunshine, hiking with my mom’s dog, […]

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Dolph Lundrgren Talks SKIN TRADE In A New Featurette

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Director Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s latest film, Skin Trade is still on deck for an iTunes release next week before its theatrical release on May 8, and a new featurette is now making the rounds which you can check out below. Certainly a show of action-heavy star power, the film is definitely one that guarantees its fair share of fight action for martial arts fanboys who follow actor and producer Dolph Lundgren, and fellow action star cohorts Michael Jai White, and Tony Jaa in this, his second film of 2015 following his Hollywood debut in Furious Seven. SYNOPSIS: New Jersey detective, Nick Cassidy (Dolph Lundgren) heads to Bangkok where he teams up with Thai detective, Tony Vitayakui (Tony Jaa) to hunt down Viktor Dragovic (Ron Perlman) and destroy his human trafficking network. Nick had mistakenly killed Dragovic’s son in a sting operation on the New Jersey docks, and Dragovic responded by attempting […]

[UPDATED] SKIN TRADE Gets New VOD, Premiere And Theatrical Release Dates

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It won’t be long before director Ekchai Uekrongtham‘s upcoming international thriller, Skin Trade, finally makes its way to theaters. Initially conceived by lead actor Dolph Lundgren, the film itself has since taken on a new identity through social media as production began at the top of last year courting action fans with the intent to entertain, but with a story based on the actor’s own acknowledgement of the afflicting nature of human trafficking at a global scale. Having already touched base with the mainstream media via CNN, I’d say the production is slowly and progressively accomplishing its goals on both fronts, in addition to teasing a meaty cast of action stars including international action star, Tony Jaa as the film marks his second run in an English language production following the April 3 release of Furious 7. Although Skin Trade ,still hadn’t had a release date prior to presenting a […]

Get Your Kicks In The Explosive New Trailer For SKIN TRADE!

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If there’s anything specifically worth noting about actor and producer Dolph Lundgren‘s new action thriller, Skin Trade, much of it lies in its etymology. The film is well over seven years in the making, having mainly begun as the first step into a more personal journey for the veteran action hero upon doing his own research on the disturbing reality of human trafficking. As such, while Skin Trade certainly is not the first film to utilize this particular type of story setup in serving its purpose like many action movies in history, there has always been a much larger agenda at hand. At any rate though, as we now move into 2015 for the film’s hopeful release, Beautiful Boxer helmer Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s latest foray into storytelling now welcomes willing observers with a full trailer for Lundgren‘s latest labor of love which promises plenty of stylish action entertainment to equal in […]

Check Out The Latest Character File For Upcoming Thriller SKIN TRADE

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What do you get when you bring gaming franchise Mortal Kombat’s most prolific online director and filmmaker and one of action cinema’s biggest leading martial arts movie heroes together on Twitter? Well, you get this: @tonyjaaofficial hope to meet you really soon as well! Huge fan of your work! — Kevin Tancharoen (@KTANCH) May 8, 2014 No, I won’t pretend to know what the root of all this is. And in all likelihood I probably couldn’t tell you even if I did know, as with most things I have learned in the past year or so about certain projects with repsect to their originators. But I have a gut feeling that this is worth bookmarking. So, yes. Kevin Tancharoen and Tony Jaa know who each other are. We can pretty much clarify that. However, the bigger question is what happens next? Well…only time will tell. At least we know what […]

Dolph Lundgren Lends A Voice To A Real-World Issue In The New Film, SKIN TRADE

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Perhaps the biggest spectacle that action fans might look for in director Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s upcoming international thriller, Skin Trade, would obviously be the action sequences featuring its lead stars, mainly Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa and Michael Jai White. And off of just wrapping the production in Thailand last month, we finally saw an action packed teaser reel that promises to deliver exactly that. But for a project that has been in the works for several years for Lundgren, who also helped produce the film, it was way more than just another day at the office. Earlier this week, the actor went onto CNN International program Quest Means Business with anchor Richard Quest where a few bits of new footage were shown in between segments. Among other things, Lundgren explained a lot of his motivations behind the picture regarding the issues pertaining to illegal human trafficking, which is still an issue […]

EXCLUSIVE: New SKIN TRADE Set Photo Reveals New Cast Member

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As the week moves forward with the continuing production of director Ekachai Uekrongtham‘s new international action thriller, Skin Trade, more and more pictures continue to go viral online, specifically through the social networking efforts of blockbuster action trio Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, and as of recent, Michael Jai White through their respective Facebook pages. Film Combat Syndicate has also gained the opportunity of sharing a few exclusive photos from time to time, and on Saturday, our exclusive coverage continues courtesy of producer Mike Selby with a new set photo at the top of the gallery below, featuring stars Jaa and White with fellow actor Leo Primerano who plays “Janko”. Set to release in 2015, Skin Trade is the latest pairing of Jaa and Lundgren in a story centered on a tough-as-nails detective whose journey to avenge his slain family leads him to Thailand, aided by a relentless detective to ultimately […]

EXCLUSIVE: Tony Jaa Is Armed And Ready In New SKIN TRADE Set Photos

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EXCLUSIVE: New SKIN TRADE Set Pics + A Talk With Producer Mike Selby

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EXCLUSIVE: Tony Jaa Kicks Ass In A New Still From SKIN TRADE

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(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Tony Jaa Official. Morale remains upbeat among the cast and crew as filming is already underway for international action star Tony Jaa‘s newest film, Skin Trade. The film is one of Jaa‘s latest ventures with mega action star, producer and writer Dolph Lundgren which pits the two in the story of a tough New York cop who flies to Thailand to infiltrate his family’s killer with the help of a local detective. Jaa took to Facebook today to share the second official still of the film featuring himself in action, a little over a week after releasing a first photo at the start of the month, which you can view on the left. In addition, Film Combat Syndicate also presents an EXCLUSIVE […]

Celina Jade Joins The Cast Of SKIN TRADE

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(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Tony Jaa Official. International action star Tony Jaa took to Facebook on Saturday to officially announce the addition of Arrow TV show co-star, actress Celina Jade (Legendary Assassin, The Man With The Iron Fists) to the current cast listing for this year’s filming of Skin Trade, which also shows actors Ron Pearlman and Michael Jai White on board. The film is one of two projects that will star leading actors Jaa with blockbuster action star Dolph Lundgren set to release between now and hopefully next year. Primed for a 2014 release, Skin Trade is directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham with action choreography by David Ismalone, and tells the story of a tough New York cop who flies to Thailand in pursuit of his family’s killer with the help […]

White And Pearlman Board Jaa's SKIN TRADE

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(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = “//connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js#xfbml=1”; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, ‘script’, ‘facebook-jssdk’)); Post by Tony Jaa Official. International action star Tony Jaa took to his Facebook page on Tuesday night to announce action star Michael Jai White and actor Ron Pearlman as official casting additions among several more to be made for the upcoming production of Skin Trade. Interestingly enough, White’s addition comes almost exactly two months after Jaa‘s dinner and photo-op with White and a few other friends went viral leading some to suspect White would be joining Jaa for his Hollywood debut in the now stalled production of Fast And Furious 7. Primed for a 2014 release, Skin Trade is directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham and is based on a screenplay from starring actor and producer Dolph Lundgren, and screenwriters Gabriel Dorwick and Steven Elder […]

Bangkok Sets The Stage For MUAY THAI LIVE: THE LEGEND LIVES!

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Ten years after Muay Thai earned its mainstream popularity with Tony Jaa‘s breakout hit, Ong Bak and other films thereafter, it looks as if there is still a demand for this particular style of action. And it seems like the folks behind Bangkok’s newest theater venue, Asiatique The Riverfront, are ready to meet that demand with a new live stage show launching early next year titled, Muay Thai Live: The Legend Lives! A new trailer has been put together for fans to see, sampling the spectacular stunts and artistic vision attendees can expect from this latest venture by its director, Ekachai Uekrongtham, who happens to be the man behind one of Jaa‘s post Sahamongkol feature projects with actor Dolph Lundgren titled Skin Trade. So, if you happen to be traveling or living anywhere in Asia and looking forward to a possibly good live action martial arts stage show with all […]