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Kimura Takuya Has Hundreds Of Men To Kill In The Official BLADE OF THE IMMORTAL Trailer!

Live-action approaches to popular manga and anime properties continue to be tested as always, such are nothing new for director Miike Takashi to tackle as he’s taken on quite his fair share. His latest one whose IP is loved by many a manga reader, titled Blade Of The Immortal and now on par for an April 29 release from Warner Bros. Japan. Samura Hiroaki’s hit 1993 Monthly Afternoon publication lays the groundwork for this new affair with actor Kimura Takura starring as Manji, an afflicted immortal swordsman whose help is desperately sought by a young woman eager to avenge her parents and their fencing school, destroyed at the hands of the “itto ryu”. Actress Sugisaki Hana stars as our heroine bent on seeking revenge opposite actor Fukushi Sota who plays one of the film’s several deadly principal villains. Follow Miike’s career long enough and it appears you’ll prosper, because the […]

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OUR OWN ‘PLAN B’: An Evening With Reel Deal’s Can Aydin & Friends

Germans clearly have the neatest kept facial hair…whereas I am long overdue for a weedwacker. Geezus (From L to R: Can, Yavuz, myself and Engin) If you were to tell me I would have not one, but two awesome days in a row this week in my meet and greets with stunt and film. professionals, I might have looked at you funny (while secretly wondering where you get your powers of clairvoyance from). Apparently that ended up being the case this past week when the second of two events occurred with my Friday night reunion with German action director, actor and Reel Deal Action co-founder Can Aydin during his second of two trips this year to New York City. This evening came just short of two years after I first met him in 2015 with Hollywood fight coordinator Jojo Eusebio; Both were in town as Eusebio was working on Dave […]

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Meet The Kiheitai In New Character Posters For Live-Action GINTAMA

We only get to see but a hectic glimpse of him in the teaser, but now we have a full-on display of Parasyte Part 1 and 2 co-star, actor Arai Hirofumi in full costume as Okada Nizo in Fukuda Yuichi’s upcoming live-action adaptation, Gintama. He is otherwise known as Nizo “The Butcher”, the cold-blooded razor-sharp assassin whose skills with a sword are amplified with his consumption by the Benizakura, a mechanical demon sword of legend as told in Sorachi Hideaki’s popular manga and subsequent anime series and animated movie installments. Nizo’s emergence, in accordance with his affiliation with the post-Jouishishi War extremist group, the Kiheitai, is also accompanied by sexy gunslinger Kijima Matako played by actress Nanao and actor Sato Jiro in the role of the perverted, self-proclaimed “feminist”, Takechi Henpeita. Actor and musician and actor Domoto Tsuyoshi rounds out the villain end of things as Kiheitai leader, Shinsuke Takasugi, […]

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EFM 2017: Action Adventure Thriller, SNOW PONIES, Casts Gerard Butler To Star, Produce With 87eleven

With Hollywood action and stunt training facility 87eleven becoming more prolific in the last several years in film production, expect more to come from the outlet as they now have officially paired with actor Gerard Butler for the new action adventure thriller, Snow Ponies. Friday’s announcement hails the directorial debut of Darrin Prescott whose electric 20+ year career in stunt work has since escalated him into second unit direction with projects such as Drive (2011), Captain America: Civil War (2016), the 87eleven-produced 2014 hit thriller, John Wick, as well as its forthcoming sequel from director Chad Stahelski. Snow Ponies is based on a 2006 Blacklist script by Pat Healy in which Butler leads the story of seven hardened men trekking across a vicious landscape to deliver a mysterious package only to have their mettle tested to the extreme. With murderous bandits stalking them and brutal obstacles at every turn, they […]

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INTREPID: Time Stops When Booboo Stewart Kicks Ass In Cyrus Hogg’s Proof Teaser

Filmmaking is no easy feat, and especially when a concept deals with something of an original nature. I suppose that’s the case for filmmaker Cyrus Hogg who’s kept himself busy working on a few projects in the last seveal years, including David Karlak’s sci-fi short, Rise, which you can view here. One other item entails an arduous process that followed as of about 2012 with the production of Hogg’s own endeavor, Intrepid. At the center of this is Twilight Saga co-star Booboo Stewart whose exponential favor in Taekwondo training found his way to fellow dojang attendee, Hogg, once upon a time, and not for nothing either. Since then, Stewart himself has been building up his own credentials here and there, notably with director Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past and Disney Channel original films, Descendants 1 and 2 a year thereafter. Thus, with enough time and patience it now […]

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ATTACH Casts ‘Chronicle’ Star Alex Russell Ahead Of EFM

Highland Film Group will be livening things up this month at the European Film Market representing director Chris Gorak’s upcoming third turn at the helm with the new movie, Attach. The film follows to previous directing credits and a longer list of nods in art directing for films such as Minority Report and Fight Club. Cast for the lead is Chronicle star Alex Russell in the role of Daniel Townsend, a star athlete who befalls a horrific car accident that costs him an arm and a leg, no pun intended. What happens next will determine his fate in the fight to save himself and the people around him when his cutting-edge prosthetics begin to take on a life of their own during his rehabilitation. Adam Shroeder will produce via his Adam Schroeder Entertainment banner alongside Rob Paris of Paris Film Inc., according to Deadline.

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So, Some Blonde Walked Up To Me One Day…

This was the only normal picture I managed to take with a straight face. The struggle is very real. It’s not everyday that I bring my “other work” home…or in this case to my work. Rather, it’s not everyday my “other work” walks up to my door and gives me a great big hug before shooting the breeze. Such is what happened on Thursday at the tail end of stuntman Dylan Hintz’s recent visit to New York City for a few seminars, including Chazz Menendez’s Quiet Storm Training Group workshop with Person of Interest Coordinator Tony Vincent this past weekend. Dylan returned that week to train at Chazz’s newly established facility, UATW Stunts in New Rochelle which Hintz encourages both aspiring and current stunt people to check out HERE. Hintz hails from the D.C. area bordering between Maryland and Virginia, and operates his own stunt training and performance group called D.C. […]

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MVD Picks Up Arrow Releases For DEAD OR ALIVE And HOUSE Titles

Celebrated film autuer Miike Takashi has his mind currently on 2017 with at least two new movies: Blade Of The Immortal and the ever bizzare, action packed and intriguing Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure which is slated for August. For those who are more keen on something of a classic nature, just know that Arrow Video has gotten off to an amazing start this year in celebration of the eclectic and stellar work of the Japanese filmmaker, having launched the year with revivals of the acclaimed Black Society Trilogy which is already available for purchase. The same goes for pending pre-orders of Miike’s Dead Or Alive Trilogy which is slated for March 14, and with that, MVD Entertainment Group is poised to stake its own release of the hit trilogy as well. And not for nothing with respect to the horror crowd for this week’s announcement as it appears they have tacked […]

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EFM 2017: Zoe Saldana To Star In Female Assassin Thriller, HUMMINGBIRD

There’s a lot that many of us may look forward to hearing between now and the remainder of 2017 with actress Zoe Saldana. One such end pertains to news surrounding Hummingbird, after landing on award-winning Swedish film duo Marcus Kryler and Fredrik Akerström (Reset – short, Battlefield 1 – VG cut scenes) for their feature debut at the helm. Word from Deadline writes that Good Universe will begin selling the film at the EFM next week with Saldana attached to executive produce via her Cinestar banner as well as star as the lead; Based on John McClain’s Black List script, Saldana will play an assassin whose latest mark forces her to rethink her identity and her purpose. Mark Gao and Gregory Ouanhon, whose Fundemental Films are financing the film with Gary Glushon executive producing, will produce with Todd Garner of Broken Road Productions whose Jeremy Stein will also executive produce. […]

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CUT TO THE CHASE: Watch The Trailer For Blayne Weaver’s New Crime Thriller

Actor Blayne Weaver is making is his latest case known next month following a stellar festival run with the new crime thriller, Cut To The Chase. Filmed in his native Louisiana as his backdrop, the film has already earned its ample share of accolades and laurels, including several Best Director wins. SYNOPSIS: Max Chase (Blayne Weaver) has always been on the wrong side of the law but his younger sister Isobel (Erin Cahill) always bails him out… Until the day she disappears.  Isobel’s abusive boyfriend (Luke Sexton), the District Attorney (Patrick Kirton) and the city’s crime boss known as “The Man” (Lance Henriksen) are all suspects in her disappearance.  Fearing for the life of his innocent sister, Max dives back into the world of his dark past while being pursued by The Man’s loyal enforcer (Patrick Day). Max’s only ally is a manipulative yet captivating criminal (Lyndie Greenwood), who is […]

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EFM 2017: Drew Pearce To Debut With Jodie Foster Actioner, HOTEL ARTEMIS For Lionsgate

  One rarely sees actress Jodie Foster in an action movie, leading or otherwise. That’s not to suggest that she can’t carry something physical or intense as films like The Panic Room and The Brave One, have proven, so there’s definitely a case to be made to some extent. With this in mind, Drew Pearce, the writer and director behind the hugely-received Marvel One-Shot: All Hail The King as well sharing story and script credits for Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Iron Man 3, respectively, is well on deck to make his directorial feature debut. Pearce’s newest move comes a la Lionsgate’s latest reported international sales bid for the new Foster-led action thriller, Hotel Artemis, for which WME Global is handling North American rights. Financing is The Ink Factory whose own, joining in producing, are Simon Cornwell and Stephen Cornwell, the latter who boasts of Pearce’s script as “captivating” […]

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Lionsgate Debuts The Final POWER RANGERS Poster

Did you like the latest trailer for Dean Israelite’s Power Rangers? Good. If not. That’s your deal… I mean, well… I know I’m seeing it as it appears to pretty much dole out a lot of what fans have known and loved over the last twenty-some odd years ever since its original Japanaese IP crossed over to the U.S. for television. So, needless to say, I’m pretty sold. It’s got Bryan Cranston playing Zordon to our five current color-coded heroes played by Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, R.J. Cyler, Becky G. and Ludi Lin next to voice actor Bill Hader as A.L.P.H.A. 5, and actress Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa. For good measure here as well, it also has zords, martial arts, the hulked-out putty patrol and a ginormous Goldar as well! As such, March 24 nears for the film’s release, the final official poster arrived on Thursday for you to […]

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The New Trailer For Salamat Mukhammed-Ali’s DIAMOND CARTEL Invites Guilty Pleasure Action And Thrills

It’s been six years too long for some action fans through December with Cleopatra’s announced acquisition of director Salamat Mukhammed-Ali’s newly titled thriller, Diamond Cartel. For this, we now have an official trailer to headline the film’s forthcoming early 2017 release and while the film certainly looks aiming to please the usual guilty pleasures, it does boggle the mind that unlike Armand Assante and the late, great Peter O’Toole, co-star and martial arts star Don “The Dragon” Wilson gets dubbed over… …Odd. SYNOPSIS: The charismatic and ruthless Mussa makes a deal to purchase the Star of East Diamond from the Hong-Kong triad crime boss ‘Mr. Lo’ – but not before being robbed via an inside job by his own people aka former lovers Aliya and Ruslan. Aliya’s other former love interest and Mussa henchman gets involved setting up a veritable “who dunnit” love triangle versus Mussa over pursuit of his […]

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Sierra/Affinity Will Bring David Bruckner’s THE RITUAL To EFM

Southbound director and V/H/S helmer David Bruckner’s latest, The Ritual, is readying for the European Film Market this month and with it, actor Rafe Spall (The BFG) set to star. BAFTA nominated Humans scribe Joe Barton’s script hails from Adam Nevill’s acclaimed novel, telling of four old university friends hiking the Scandanavian wilderness following the death of their best friend, only to find themselves confronting a supernatural entity of Norse legend. Marking Nevill’s third novel since 2004’s “Banquet For The Damned”, Pan McMillian published The Ritual in the UK in 2011 prior to St. Martin’s Griffin’s U.S. publication the following year when it won the August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel. eOne is producing and fully financing the new horror thriller for which it will look to secure a U.S. partner during the European Film Market where Sierra/Affinity will debut the package on the world stage before buyers. Jonathan […]

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Meet Josuke In The First Teaser Poster For Miike Takashi’s Live-Action JOJO’S BIZZARE ADVENTURE Movie!

I’ve only recently been getting a handle of the animated succession of Araki Hirohiko’s original manga, Jojo’s Bizzare Adventure, and I have to say it’s already become quite a ride. As it is, story deals with the…well… bizzare… saga involving the Joestar family in its epic battles with users capable of conjuring powerful spirits known as Stands. Here, our film gives us the live-action take on the fourth phase of the saga, “Diamond Is Unbreakable”, with actor Yamazaki Kento in the role of Higashikata Josuke, a high school freshman known for a short temper the minute someone rags about his hair. Little does he know, his consultation with Kujo Jotaro – played by Iseya Yusuke of Casshern and Rurouni Kenshin trilogy fame, will bring them both to the forefront of an epic battle against a ruthless Stand-using murderer, and for Higashikata, his rightful inheritance from his illegitimate father. I can […]

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There’s So Much New Footage In The U.S. Trailer For HEADSHOT…You’ve Been Warned!

With March 3 already set for the release of X-Men spin-off Wolverine finale, Logan, hardcore R-rated moviegoing types are now more than welcome to set the date for a double feature if they so choose, specifically for those who’ve been pining for the release of Iko Uwais headliner, Headshot from Vertical Entertainment and XYZ Films. To be frank though, their latest trailer is out and I myself have all but avoided seeing any more new footage until now, and I feel like I’ve utterly failed and spoiled myself to no end. I might just go and down a whole two liter bottle of Pepsi and fuck my kidneys up to finish myself off because this is awful… not the movie judging by Alex Chung’s awesome review among others, of course, but me breaking my own abstinence here… Ugh. SYNOPSIS: HEADSHOT centers on a mysterious young man who, after months in a […]

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BH Tilt, WWE Studios Pick Up Bruce Lee Biopic, BIRTH OF THE DRAGON, For U.S. Theatrical Release

BH Tilt Action star and actor Philip Ng’s latest, Undercover VS Undercover, is readying for market sales this year and with any luck we’ll see some footage that covers a few ends. In the meantime, fans can finally expect some more movement regarding his American debut in the lead role of director George Nolfi’s Bruce Lee biopic, Birth Of The Dragon, which premiered at TIFF last year. Word via Deadline has it that WWE Studios and Blumhouse’s BH Tilt banner have acquired the film North American theatrical release. Adapted for the screen by Stephen J. Rivele and Christopher Wilkinson from a narrative inspired by Michael Dorgan’s 1980 Official Karate Article, “Bruce Lee’s Toughest Fight”, and action sequences stylized by Corey Yuen, Ng stars as the late film legend who, while in his heyday as an aspring teacher and film star, takes in Steve McKee – played by Billy Magnussen – […]

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Sylvester Stallone Is Confirmed For ESCAPE PLAN 2

The jury is still out on the otherwise confirmed fourth Expendables movie that will see just some of Hollywood’s mightiest action heroes reprising their roles from the trilogy, including Sylvester Stallone. In the meantime, there is at least one other title well on the way following last year’s reporting on Chinese co-production attachments to a sequel to the 2013 hit, Escape Plan, announced next to another installment of the Now You See Me franchise for Lionsgate. Still in search of a director, Escape Plan 2, was last reported for a production start between a few weeks ago through March, although this week’s reporting from THR might suggest different. At any rate, new reports are confirming Stallone’s return to the role of Ray Breslin, a prison security expert who, in the first film, gets brutally duped into landing behind bars at a black site prison facility with a heavy-handed security system […]

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Go Face To Face With A Legend In The New KONG: SKULL ISLAND Poster For IMAX

March 10 is the date we come face-to-face with a giant, legendary film icon in Kong: Skull Island. With a little over month left, Warner Bros. Pictures is making its agenda clear as this, the next step toward a major cinematic universe merger in the next several years, takes shape for moviegoers eager to see a monster brawl via Legendary’s upcoming Godzilla V. Kong. SYNOPSIS: Scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean. Cut off from everything they know, they venture into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery soon becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape from a primal world where humanity does not belong. Warner Bros has its latest IMAX poster rolling out online which you can view below. Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson lead the cast […]

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Get Behind The Action With A New HURRICANE POLYMAR Featurette!

Granted, acclaimed action auteur Sakamoto Koichi’s earlier work as the action director for films like Guyver: Dark Hero and Drive will always stick with me as I continue to hope for a sequel with the latter. In the meantime, he’s kept himself tons of busy in the years since and mainly in Japan with recent titles like Travelers and Red X Pink and as of late, his latest application, Hurricane Polymar looks like a much tougher nod at tokusatsu action. Kadokawa is releasing the film this May in time for the 55th anniversary of the film’s home at Tatsunoko Productions where creator Ninomiya Tsuneo first birthed the property in 1974, kicking off the adventures of a tough street fighter-turned-private investigator and martial arts expert who uses a special suit made of an artificial polymer stronger than steel to fight crime for its 46-minute duration at a time. As such, we […]

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