A THREAD OF STEEL Reteams ‘Shadow Transit’ Star And Director For New Historical Action Drama To Be Filmed In China
Hong Kong-based Act3 and Manila-based BlackOps Studios Asia are producing the pic.
Hong Kong-based Act3 and Manila-based BlackOps Studios Asia are producing the pic.
The film opened in Thai cinemas on March 12
Ode To My Father helmer Yoon Je-kyun will direct new action thriller, Belladonna, according to news out of Filmart this week. The director will be steering a cast roster led by former athlete and taekwondo demo troupe K-Tigers wunderkind Taemi, with K-Tigers head Ahn Chang-bum and Red Packet Media’s Mike Leeder producing. The film centers on a seasoned contract killer who, after her employers order her to go off the grid, chooses to disappear on her own terms. She reinvents herself in Seoul — running a flower shop, falling in love — until a ruthless figure from her past resurfaces and threatens to destroy the new life she has built, pulling her back into a world she thought she had left behind. Belladonna will reportedly feature a K-pop soundtrack crafted by producers who have collaborated with groups like Blackpink, BTS, and the team behind Netflix’s Academy Award Winning animated hit, […]
As reported by Variety’s Naman Ramachandran earlier this week, Jackie Chan will be reteaming with Bleeding Steel director Leo Zhang for a pair of action comedies, the first of which commences filming in September with Pawfect Agents. Zhang is also producing the project and is developing it via his Sangjia Film alongside LinKEY Sanxing Film. The film follows a veteran agent on the verge of retirement who is pulled back into the field after the Sanxingdui Golden Mask – one of China’s most prized national treasures – is targeted by an international theft operation. The reluctant hero pairs with a technologically advanced spy dog on a chase across continents, from Europe back to China. The project draws inspiration from action spectacles that blend live-action performance with animated characters. Chan is also in the works to star in Retired Cop. A director isn’t named in this instance just yet but the […]
Jazzy Pictures is pitching the film to market buyers in Hong Kong this week.
Aaron Kwok, Tony Leung Ka-Fai, and Chow Yun Fat will also reprise their roles from the first two films.
The initiative will be headed by Frédéric Ambroisine in partnership with filmmaker Chung Chang-wha and Karmax-910